1+ week, 6+ day ago   (435+ words) UN satellite monitoring has identified Turkmenistan as one of the world’s most serious methane hotspots, with 192 alerts for the country issued over the past year. Three of the six largest leaks detected globally by the system over the past six…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (768+ words) North of Akbasty, Aral Sea; image: TCA, Stephen M. Bland After decades in which the Aral Sea became a global symbol of ecological collapse, Kazakhstan has achieved a measurable recovery in its northern basin. Built over two decades, the turnaround is…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (1032+ words) Literary scholar Dilbar Khaydarova told The Times of Central Asia that a reform originally intended to take seven years has stretched across a generation. She attributes the delay mainly to an inconsistent transition, with schools moving faster than publishers and…...