The forest fires in Indonesia last year released 11.3 million tons of carbon per day, exceeding the daily rate of 8.9 million tons of carbon emissions from the whole of the European Union, a study…
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Eight hundred and seventy-two kilometers: That is the distance Amir Mombeini, an environmental activist based in Ramhormoz, Khuzestan Province, rode on his bicycle to reach Tehran to raise…
PeopleExtraction of venom from rare snakes by the Razi Vaccine and Serum Research Institute (RVSRI) has not endangered the species as once the venom samples are extracted in their natural habitats the…
PeopleRepealing the death penalty as a punishment for drug-related crime is under the consideration of the Majlis Judicial and Legal Affairs Commission.
PeopleA new report brings welcome news to patients with type 1 diabetes: an artificial pancreas that continuously monitors blood glucose levels and delivers insulin to the body as and when needed could…
PeopleThe 13th International Congress on Multiple Sclerosis (MS) will be held November 9-11 in Tehran. “The three-day event will discuss the latest updates in various aspects of MS including…
PeopleIran has surpassed Switzerland and Canada in SJR (Scientific Journal Rankings) 2015 Ranking on journals in dentistry, and is currently ranked 12 globally.
PeopleTwo people were killed and dozens severely injured following a fire in a residential building in Shurik village in Safayyeh District of Khoy County, West Azarbaijan Province, on Saturday. The…
PeopleIn a meeting between the Indian ambassador to Tehran and chancellor of Tehran Universit, the two sides discussed ways of expanding scientific and academic cooperation.
PeopleA young Iranian researcher at Amirkabir University of Technology has designed and developed a retinal repair scaffold which has opened up new horizons for curing visual impairments caused by…
PeopleThe thief who stole five valuable tiles from Nasir-ol-Molk Mosque in Shiraz, Fars Province,last month has been apprehended by the protection unit of Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and…
PeopleExtensive field studies and research on the location of Iran’s potential second geopark earmarked for Golestan Province will conclude by mid-July.
Qeshm Geopark in southern Iran is the…
PeopleThe Russian government is preparing a motion that would obligate hotels to introduce tighter security measures, including conducting luggage checks and installing CCTV cameras in rooms, a popular…
PeopleTravel enthusiast Anthony Bourdain has seen a lot in his travels across the globe, but that doesn’t mean he can’t still be surprised.
When Travel + Leisure asked Bourdain, who is also a…
PeopleStatistics on inbound and domestic tourists are key to assessing the effects of tourism on the economy and making plans for the development of the sector. Yet, Iran has failed to come up with an…
PeopleWork on an aerial tourism center, the first of its kind in Iran, will soon begin in Yazd Province. “Spread over 25,000 square meters, the project will provide balloon trips to tourists,” Mohammad…
PeopleA team of researchers from UConn Health and The Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine found that eating walnuts can reduce the risk of colon cancer. In the study, mice that were fed walnuts (…
PeopleThe Iranian Red Crescent Society has planned a 10-year roadmap that will encompass all its targets, tasks, and goals with special focus on preventing and reducing social harm, said Dr. Seyyed Amir…
PeopleIt is the stuff of a disaster movie: an outbreak of yellow fever in Congo’s capital city, full of unvaccinated people mostly huddled together in slums with too few drains and the kind of sticky,…
PeopleThe first woman district mayor in Shiraz, capital of Fars Province, was appointed recently by the Mayor of Metropolitan Shiraz, Alireza Pakfetrat.
Speaking at the inauguration of Shila…
PeopleInstead of being handed a stack of text books for their studies, children across Japan will from 2020 be given a tablet device designed to help them visualize science experiments and hear a native…
PeopleAn earthquake measuring 4.6 degrees on the Richter scale jolted Vahdatiyeh city, Dashtestan County in Bushehr Province on Saturday. According to the Geophysics Institute of Tehran University, the…
PeopleThe names of 36 Iranian medical scientists have been included in the 2016 Essential Science Indicators (ESI) list. Iran’s scientific productions over a 10 year period stand at 27,529 indexed…
PeopleContrary to public opinion, brain stroke is one of the most treatable human ailments, said Babak Zamani, head of Iranian Brain Stroke Association on Saturday.
PeopleEight persons suffered from the effects of chlorine gas poisoning when they went for a swim in a public swimming pool on Tehran’s Navvab Street recently. Seven were immediately shifted to Loghman…
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