The Latest Breaking News from Eurasia

Turkmenistan summits focus on regional cooperation and Caspian Sea crisis

Leaders from across Eurasia gathered in Turkmenistan for three summits focused on strengthening regional trade, transport connectivity and economic cooperation, while addressing the growing environmental crisis facing the Caspian Sea.

Euronews · Oct 11

Domestication Genetics: Why Every Tamed Animal Shares the Same Traits and Behaviour

The Fox Experiment That Changed EverythingIn 1959, Soviet geneticist Dmitry Belyaev began selectively breeding silver foxes in Siberia for one trait alone: tolerance of humans. Within ten generations, something unexpected happened. The foxes didn't just become calmer. They developed floppy ears, curled tails, piebald colouring, and shorter snouts. Nobody bred…

Times Life · Sep 29

'Best thing Europe can do' is focus on its internal market, World Economic Forum expert says

Andrew Caruana Galizia, Head of Europe and Eurasia at the World Economic Forum, believes there are certain areas where Europe "will never be able to be self-sufficient, like critical raw materials".

Euronews · Sep 18

Scientists discover ancient silk production in Uzbekistan nearly 2,000 years before the Silk Road

New evidence from Uzbekistan suggests ancient Central Asians raised silkworms around 2000 BCE. These findings challenge the traditional timeline for silk production in the region. Archaeologists discovered ancient silkworm cocoons and mulberry tree remains at Sapalli Tepe. This indicates local sericulture was established long before the Silk Road trade routes…

The Times of India · Jul 29

The United States encouraged widespread planting of Russian olive trees during the 1900s to create windbreaks and wildlife habitat, but the trees spread along western rivers, replacing native cottonwood forests and altering bird communities

Russian olive trees were planted to protect western farms from harsh winds and soil erosion. This hardy Eurasian species spread rapidly beyond its intended agricultural boundaries. The invasive trees now outcompete native plants and alter local riverbank forest structures. This ecological change negatively impacts bird communities and the entire food…

The Times of India · Jul 8

How the Mongol Empire became the largest land empire in history and why it eventually collapsed

The Mongol Empire covered a continuous stretch of land unlike anything that had existed before. From the Pacific coastline to the plains of Eastern Europe, a single ruling dynasty controlled an immense territory that linked peoples speaking different languages, following different religions and living under very different traditions. Such a…

The Times of India · Jul 2

How a Chinese horse became the genetic bridge that brought American horses to Europe

A new fossil DNA study has rewritten the evolutionary history of the horse, showing that the extinct Dalian horse from northeastern China served as a genetic bridge between North America and Eurasia.

The Times of India · Jun 20

Humans were riding horses 1,000 years earlier than previously thought, new study finds

Mass migration of people across Eurasia around 5,000 years ago could have been driven by advent of horsemanship, researchers say

The Independent UK · May 14

Europe is quietly moving: New research reveals Spain and Portugal are slowly twisting due to tectonic pressure

According to new research on the geodynamics of Earth’s crust, the Iberian Peninsula, which includes Spain and Portugal, is turning clockwise due to the pressure applied by the African and Eurasian plates. According to the results of studies of earthquakes, deformation of the Earth’s crust, and GNSS data obtained from…

The Times of India · May 7

Why investment in Caspian transit routes is crucial for energy security

As old energy routes buckle under the pressure of war and geopolitical disruption, governments and companies are converging on the Caspian region as the corridor that could keep Eurasia's energy flowing.

Euronews · Apr 24