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Turkey’s capital Ankara is hosting delegates from 195 countries for a conference on tackling desertification on Monday, the minister of forestry and water affairs said in a statement. “With…

Abandoned farmlands are gradually becoming major sources of dust storms in the oil-rich Khuzestan Province, deputy governor general of the province said.

Out of the 8,000 known plant species in Iran, 2,405—or 30%—are under threat, said an official at the Natural History and Biological Resources Office at the Department of Environment.

“About…

Ten aircraft, including from Malaysia and Singapore, doused parts of South Sumatra, Indonesia, on Saturday to fight forest fires as leaders met to discuss ways of fighting the haze spreading…

Rural women constitute a major part of the agricultural workforce in Iran and play a significant role in the agricultural economy. But their contributions are often intangible and statistics…

There is a proverb that says, “A cheerful heart is good medicine.”

Researchers at Penn State University have been investigating how positive thinking can lead to good habits - and better…

World Egg Day 2015 was celebrated on October 10 with great gusto. A variety of events were held globally to promote egg consumption.

Iranian researcher Farhad Ahmadi is enlisted in the world’s 1% highly cited researchers, as per the latest list released by the Essential Science Indicators (ESI) of Thomson Reuters.

The book of Selected International Documents on Rights of the Child was published in Iran by the Judiciary’s Department of Documents and Official Translators Affairs. It comprises selective…

Kurdish language and literature will be taught for the first time in the undergraduate degree program with the approval of the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology, said Amad Nahirat, dean…

Over 300,000 relief squads were formed in schools across the country since the beginning of the current academic year (September 23).

“Cultivating a culture of compassion and philanthropy…

On the occasion of United Nations 70th Anniversary, Milad Tower and Nature Bridge in Tehran will be lit up blue on Monday night (October 12).

Iconic monuments, buildings, landscapes,…

The Textile Industrial Company of the Iranian Red Cresent Society is scheduled to establish 15 new branches across the country by the end of the current year (March 20, 2016), said Zaher Rostami,…

The Arizona-based company World View Enterprises plans to launch a new service for customers that want to see the Earth from the stratosphere from a giant balloon as of  2017.

However…

After conducting its own tests that showed even a small number of overheating rechargeable lithium batteries can emit gases that can cause explosions and fires on aircraft, the US Federal Aviation…

Tourism Bank has become Iran’s 10th affiliate member of United Nations World Tourism Organization.

Last month, two private Iranian tourism firms—Alisadr Travel Company and Qoqnoos Tour and…

Salar Bathhouse in Zanjan and Shah Abbasi Caravanserai in Karaj have been leased to the Touring and Automobile Club of Iran by the Revitalization and Utilization Fund for Historical Places.

Selling the concept of agrotourism to a nation of cottage lovers who spend most of their weekends in the country is not an easy task, but slowly it is taking root.

A growing number of farms…

Bilingual schools in border provinces will start functioning from the next school year (Sept 2016), said Mohammad Ebrahimi, Khuzestan representative in the Iranian Students’ parliament.

Among every 1000 new births in Iran, 4.7 suffer from hearing complications. Annually, between 4,000 and 5000 infants are born with hearing impairment, according to statistics.

The first National Audiology Congress will be held from November 3 to 5 at Milad Tower, said Hassan Abdollahzadeh, congress executive secretary. It will be held in collaboration with Tehran…

Heavy rainfall across the country on Friday saw flooding in six cities in Mazandaran Province including Sari, Babolsar, Babol, Behshahr, Neka and Qaemshahr. The Iranian Red Crescent Society sent…

Vice-President for Women and Family Affairs Shahindokht Molaverdi says the law that restricts a married woman from travelling abroad needs to be amended.

Molaverdi told ISNA she has…

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged investment in today’s adolescent girls so that tomorrow they can stand strong as citizens, political leaders, entrepreneurs and heads of their households.…

A study conducted by the Oregon Health & Science University showed face-to-face interaction works like vitamin for a person’s emotional health.

Led by Dr. Alan Teo, a psychiatry…