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Against the backdrop of Baku’s COP29 climate negotiations, the shores of the Caspian Sea are retreating. ADVERTISEMENT All eyes are on Azerbaijan as the small petrostate hosts COP29 in its …

People gathering wild rice from Minnesota’s third-largest lake have stumbled across human skeletal remains that are believed to be several hundred years old. Authorities suspect erosion caused the remains of …

Halima greets me with a smile, a towel and a pair of paper underpants. ‘Jambo!’ she says – ‘hello!’. The turquoise waters of the Indian Ocean lap on to the …

There are two ways to experience the town of Bombay Beach, Calif., as a visitor: gawk at the spectacle or fall into the vortex. Thousands of tourists cruise through each …