The Caucasus has long been a crossroads of civilisations. But why have the genes of its original inhabitants changed so ...

Behind the wild, gloomy Caucasus Mountains lies a sunny valley that not only pours oil into Russia’s lap but has cradled many of Russia’s top leaders. From Georgia, one of a multitude of small ...

Separating the continents of Europe and Asia, the roughly 1000 kilometer long Caucasian mountains are forming a massive natural barrier between the Black and Caspian Sea. With its steep topography, ...

I n a recent study about ancient ancestors, archaeologists elaborated on the earliest evidence of indigo dyeing, showing that ...

Mt. Elbrus in southern Russia, one of the active volcanoes in the Caucasus Mountains. (Note the prominent flow levees sticking out of the snow cover on the dacite lava flow in the middle of the image.

Timed to coincide with the COP29 climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan, the United Nations Environmental Programme issued a report on major environmental challenges in the Caucasus, outlining the ...

YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Azerbaijan’s forces rained artillery fire on Armenian positions in Nagorno-Karabakh on Tuesday, and local officials reported that scores of people — both civilians and troops — ...

The announcement of a cease-fire in the southern Caucasus Mountains, just a day after Azerbaijan launched heavy artillery fire against Armenian forces, toned down fears of a third full-scale war over ...

A Russian SU-34 bomber crashed in the Caucasus Mountains during a routine training flight likely due to a technical malfunction, killing the crew aboard, Russian news agencies reported on June 11, ...

June 11 (Reuters) - A Russian SU-34 bomber crashed in the Caucasus mountains during a routine training flight likely due to a technical malfunction, killing the crew aboard, Russian news agencies ...