For the last 15 years, Spix’s Macaw has been presumed extinct in the wild. That’s until one of the blue-feathered parrots was spotted and caught on video flying near the town of Curaca, Brazil.…
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As part of a one-year plan to tackle pollution in large cities, a 22-trillion-rial ($6.3 billion) fund has been allocated to upgrade the public transport fleet in metropolises like Tehran.
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Premature deaths from air pollution will continue to rise till 2040 unless changes are made to the way the world uses and produces energy, the International Energy Agency said on Monday.
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The only way to oil the wheels of commerce and development in the semidesert Makran coastal strip along the Persian Gulf is siphoning large amounts of water from the Gulf of Oman, according to a…
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Video footage and photos of wild animals in a zoo in Shiraz, Fars Province, that are subjected to severe mismanagement and poor living conditions, have been making the rounds on the social media,…
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Over 80% of harm reduction and treatment programs in the country are undertaken by non-governmental organizations and of the 2,271 NGOs active in the field, 37% are involved in prevention programs…
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The genome-editing technology CRISPR is finally nearing human trials. On June 21, an advisory committee at the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) approved a proposal to use CRISPR–Cas9 to help…
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The Health Ministry has directed all hospitals under its affiliation to report any cases of child abuse or neonate addiction to the State Welfare Organization. “All hospitals are now mandated to…
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Drug dealers often mix narcotics with cheap highly toxic materials like lead to increase their weight and earn more money, said Colonel Qolamreza Nejabat, Zabol police chief. “Lead poisoning…
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A total of 300 medical centers are offering free medical services on the ‘Nights of Qadr’ (June 23, 26, and 28) undertaken by the Basij (volunteers) of the Iranian Medical Society annually, during…
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The infertility treatment plan ‘Barekat-e-Khanevadeh’ (Family Blessing) for couples from the economically weaker strata has been extended to three more provinces, and so far $2.9 million has been…
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Specialized studies should be conducted in separate parts of Tehran in order to detect underground voids to prevent ground subsidence, or the sinking of land over man-made or natural empty spaces…
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New guidelines for doctors will help them treat migraine headaches that are severe enough to bring patients to the emergency room.
According to the guidelines, emergency physicians should…
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The only remaining circus to comply with the Department of Environment’s ban on the use and abuse of animals by circus has stopped its animal shows, effectively making Iran one of a handful of…
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Of all the factors Britons considered when they voted on whether to stay or leave the European Union, the environment was probably low on their list.
But now that Brexit is a reality, the…
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Four Tehran hospitals, which have put off managing medical waste despite warnings from the Tehran office of the Department of Environment will be prosecuted unless they address the problems before…
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Patrolling the Geno Biosphere Reserve in Hormozgan Province on Friday was supposed to be a routine affair for Mohammad Dehqani and Parviz Hormozi. But fate had other plans.
While driving…
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The city of Los Angeles in the US state of California has enough water to make it through three more years of drought without continuing state-mandated water cuts, according to the LA Department…
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Genetically modified (GM) rice and cotton may soon be cultivated in many farmlands across the country.
“We have already developed GM rice and cotton seeds and the final stage of their…
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A new joint committee with representatives from ministries and medical universities has been formed for the first time to help stop drug abuse among school students.
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Patients’ lives could be saved or improved by new technology that enables medics to scan for bleeding in the brain using ultrasound.
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Nearly 15,000 working children were registered in schools across Tehran in the past two years, said Fariborz Hamidi, director general of Primary Education at Tehran’s Education Department. “They…
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All parks in Tehran will be equipped by next March with wheelchairs to accommodate people with disabilities,” said Tehran Mayor Mohamamd Baqer Qalibaf. “Also, one park in each of the 22 municipal…
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A total of 19 soldiers died and 42 were injured when their bus plunged into a ravine early Wednesday on the road between Shiraz and Kerman in southern Iran, ISNA reported. According to reports,…
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A supportive package for women in line with the Resistance Economy, has been devised and presented to the interior minister, said Fahimeh Farahmandpour, the minister’s advisor in women’s affairs…
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