By Shreya Dasgupta Socotra Island, known as the Galápagos of the Indian Ocean, hosts an unusual diversity of plants found nowhere else on Earth. Nine of these endemic plant species, belonging to ...

Goats roam amid dragon's blood trees on the Yemeni island of Socotra on September 18, 2024.

If you're planning a trip to Socotra Island in Yemen, prepare for an adventure like no other. This stunning, remote […] The post A Guide to Exploring Socotra in 8 Days appeared first on Travel ...

Southern separatists have seized control of Yemen's island of Socotra in the Arabian Sea, deposing its governor and driving out forces of the Saudi-backed government which condemned the action as ...

Socotra’s Boswellia trees are currently not the main source of commercially traded frankincense, although the island was historically part of the incense trade, researchers say.