Zika, the mosquito-borne virus linked to miscarriage and severe microcephaly in the fetuses of infected women, just lost a little bit of its edge to researchers.
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With the aim of improving crisis readiness among the general public, the Iranian Red Crescent Society will set up a learning center in all rural and urban areas across the country by the end of…
This year’s National Nature Day (Friday), celebrated annually on the 13th day of the Iranian New Year, was registered as a day with no accidents in the capital city. Every year on this day, which…
Nearly 30,000 biological samples from plants, microorganisms, humans, and animals have been stored in the country’s biobank, said Seyed Abolhassan Fazli, head of Iranian Biological Resource Center…
In the framework of the Norouz (Iranian New Year) Health Inspection Program (Feb 20-April 3), an estimated 570 tons of spoiled food was found and destroyed by the Health Ministry.
By eating less meat and more fruit and vegetables, the world could prevent several million deaths per year by 2050, cut planet-warming emissions substantially, and save billions of dollars…
The obesity epidemic has gone global, and it may be worse than most thought. A new study in the British Medical Journal ‘The Lancet’ says that if current trends continue, 18% of men and 21% of…
The southern region of Madagascar located in the Indian Ocean archipelago, is facing prolonged drought that has severely impacted agricultural activities. Lack of access to food, water and proper…
A memorandum of understanding was signed on Thursday between the National Environment Fund and the Austrian RBI Bank.
It was signed by Mohammad Mojabi, deputy head of Iran’s Department of…
When it was first proposed at a 2010 summit in Russia, the idea of doubling the numbers of tigers by 2022 seemed wildly ambitious – given the widespread habitat loss and poaching of the big cats…
The rising water level of Lake Urmia is a sign that the lake has stabilized, raising hopes for the its long-awaited recovery, according to director of the Department of Environment office in East…
Healthy marriages are good for couples’ mental and physical health.
Researchers around the world are now convinced the Zika virus can cause the birth defect microcephaly as well as Guillain-Barre syndrome, a rare neurological disorder that can result in paralysis…
The past Iranian year (ended March 19) saw significant progress in the field of genetics in Iran, according to Mahmoud Tavallaei, president of the Iranian Genetics Society.
Women who smoke while pregnant may harm their babies by chemically altering the DNA of the developing fetus, a major study including more than 6,000 women and children found on Thursday.
Snow and blizzard affected six provinces causing damage in towns and villages, news outlets said Friday. “Provinces of East Azarbaijan, Ardabil, Qazvin, Gilan, Lorestan and Mazandaran have been…
An earthquake measuring 5 on the Richter scale shook Kiar city in the southwestern Chaharmahal-Bakhtiari Province before midday on Thursday. The tremor which occurred at a depth of 6 km had no…
The First National Festival and International Congress on Stem Cell Sciences and Technologies and Regenerative Medicine will be held May 19-21 at Tehran’s Rayzan International Conference Center.…
More than 300 immunologists and allergy specialists will attend the Third International Congress on ‘Asthma, Allergy and Immunology’ and the First Symposium on ‘Food and Drug Allergies’ May 3-6,…
Iranian architecture has always had a special place among the connoisseurs of the art, a statement confirmed by architecture aficionado Elaine Sciolino, who recently traveled to Iran.
The number of foreign visitors coming to Turkey tumbled 10% in February, the biggest drop in a decade, data showed last week, as widening security concerns ate into a major source of revenue for…
Tunisia’s central bank said on Thursday tourism revenue in the first two months in 2016 fell by 54% to 182 million dinars ($90.21 million) compared with the same period of 2015. The decline…
The Swedish Transport Ministry has approved Mahan Air’s plans to launch flights from Tehran to Stockholm-Arlanda, Sweden during the summer period. In addition, Iran Air’s permission to operate…
Iran’s cultural heritage and historical sites have seen a massive rise in the number of visitors during in the first 10 days of the Iranian new year (started March 20).
Official data shows that 10% of Iran’s inbound tourists enter the country through the Bileh Savar Border Crossing between Ardebil Province and the Republic of Azerbaijan.
“This provides the…
