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Photographer Chloe Dewe Mathews' newest book, Caspian: The Elements, takes the reader on a meandering journey through oil-rich central Asia following traces of natural elements such as fire, gas ...

Between January and March, the seals give birth to their white-coated pups on the ice in the northern Caspian Sea. But even a 5m decline could reduce the area of ... people live around the coasts ...