Tales of a giant creature lurking beneath the murky waves of Loch Ness have been around for more than 1,500 years — and one academic hopes the marvels of modern science can finally unravel the mystery. Neil Gemmell has travelled from the University of Otago in New Zealand to collect water samples in the Scottish […]

Loss of coral reefs around the world would double the damage from coastal flooding, and triple the destruction caused by storm surges, researchers said Tuesday. Coupled with projected sea level rise driven by global warming, reef decline could see flooding increase four-fold by century’s end, they reported in the journal Nature Communications. Without coral to […]

The German government acknowledged Wednesday that it will miss a 2020 target for reducing carbon dioxide emissions, but vowed to catch up “as quickly as possible”. Rather than cutting emissions of the greenhouse gas by 40 percent compared with 1990 levels, Europe’s largest economy will manage reductions of just 32 percent, said the annual climate […]

Global warming is expected to make vegetables significantly scarcer around the world, unless new growing practices and resilient crop varieties are adopted, researchers warned on Monday. By the end of this century, less water and hotter air will combine to cut average yields of vegetables — which are crucial to a healthy diet — by […]

Loneliness is bad for the heart and a strong predictor of premature death, according to a new study. Loneliness is bad for the heart and a strong predictor of premature death, according to a study presented today at EuroHeartCare 2018, the European Society of Cardiology’s annual nursing congress. The study found that feeling lonely was […]

While the scientists are researchers at MIT are probably much, much smarter than the average person, it seems that they could probably stand to read a book or watch a movie once in a while, or at the very least watch Terminator or The Matrix. It’s recommended, only because of their most recent project in […]

Researchers have identified more than 100 giant exoplanets that may have potentially life-hosting moons. The new analysis could change the way scientists search for life in the cosmos, study team members said. That search has generally focused on places more or less like Earth — rocky planets in the “habitable zone” of their host star, […]

Three Iranian knowledge-based companies offered their latest products developed by nanotechnology in Aquatech China 2018 exhibition. The Iranian companies presented their latest achievements and nano products in water field in Aquatech China 2018 exhibition. This was a great opportunity for Iranian companies to expand their trades with high-potential Eastern Asia. Aquatech China 2018 was held on May […]

TEHRAN — Exports of domestically produced pharmaceuticals and pharmaceutical raw materials rose by 70 percent in the previous Iranian calendar year 1396 (March 2017-March 2018) compared to the year before, ILNA reported on Saturday. In a report provided by Iran’s Food and Drug Administration, Iran has exported some $120 million worth of pharmaceuticals and raw […]

Iran’s Health Ministry has aimed to decrease genetic diseases across the country by 50 percent based on a 5-year plan, said head of Non-communicable diseases committee of the ministry. Special screening programs for different genetic diseases, including chromosomal diseases and genetic abnormalities, are being implemented across the country which aim to prevent further spreading of […]