They talk about their lives on the island of Socotra, in a language whose origins are lost in time—unchanged for centuries and understood today by fewer people than live in Ames, Iowa.

Socotra's unique flora has been attracting botanists since the 19th century and, more recently, European pharmaceutical companies. Frank Gardner / BBC The rare, endemic Socotra Bunting, Emberiza ...

The island chain of Socotra, famed for unique plants and animals found nowhere else on the planet, is coping with the aftermath of a powerful cyclone. The archipelago was struck by Cyclone Mekunu ...

UNDER the auspices of the Royal Society of London and the British Association for the Advancement of Science, Dr. Bayley Balfour proceeded to Socotra early in 1880, accompanied by Mr. A.

We are talking about Socotra Island, located in the Indian Ocean and pertaining to Yemen. The Arab country has barely been explored, aside from news reports linked to the ideological and religious ...