Last month, an 18th-century 28-meter wooden shipwreck was discovered off the Mazandaran coast of the Caspian Sea in southern Iran. Operating under Russian influence, the ship likely comprised part ...

The Caspian Sea, the world's largest enclosed inland body of water, has experienced significant fluctuations in its water levels over the past century. These changes are not only a result of ...

MAZANDARAN, IRAN—Phys.org reports that a wooden shipwreck discovered in Iran on the southern coast of the Caspian Sea has been studied by a team of researchers from the International Association ...

A rare 'ghost island' appeared and quickly disappeared in the Caspian Sea after the eruption of Kumani Bank mud volcano off Azerbaijan's coast. NASA satellites captured the event, showing the ...

The Caspian Sea is surrounded by five countries that have long used it as an important trading route. The ship, believed to be a three-masted vessel, was likely abandoned in the late 18th or early ...

Here’s What You Need to Know: There have been rumblings that there could be interest in building new ekranoplans, but no firm progress yet. Between the 1960s and ...

A transient “ghost island”, born from a mud volcano eruption in the Caspian Sea, has captivated researchers. The island emerged in early 2023, only to recede into the sea by the end of 2024 ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: The newer frigate Sahand is named for the ship the Americans sank in 1988, but adding one more frigate to Iran’s landlocked Caspian fleet is unlikely to..

The Kumani Bank mud volcano in the Caspian Sea created an island in early 2023 that had almost disappeared by the end of 2024, according to Landsate satellite imagery. | Credit: NASA Earth ...

He'll be missed. The Caspian Sea is a geographical marvel and a critical resource for the five countries-Russia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan-that border it. But the future of the ...

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A detailed investigation of a wooden shipwreck discovered off the Mazandaran coast in southern Iran shed light on maritime trade in the Caspian Sea. The findings were recently detailed in a study ...