TEHRAN — Promoting public awareness about epilepsy is a must, head of Iranian epilepsy association, a non-governmental organization, has said, Fars reported on Thursday. The disease impact a person’s whole life maybe from childhood to adulthood so that taking medicine is not the only way to treat epilepsy, Daryoush Nasabi-Tehrani said, adding that the disorder […]

Iranian researchers at Ferdowsi University of Mashhad have discovered three new species in the Persian Gulf and Sea of Oman. According to Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, the discovery was part of a research conducted by an Iranian university student of animal biosystematics, Fatemeh Nazari, under supervision of Dr. Omid Mirshamsi and adviser Dr. Pedro Martínez […]

The longest “blood moon” eclipse this century dazzled skygazers across the globe Friday, coinciding with Mars’ closest approach in 15 years in a thrilling celestial spectacle. As Earth’s constant companion slowly sailed across the skies, crowds gathered around the world to catch a glimpse of the rare phenomenon. Beside Lake Magadi, 100 kilometres (60 miles) […]

Japanese astronaut Norishige Kanai came back to earth last month but is still dreaming of space, especially after the discovery of an underground lake brought mankind one step closer to unravelling the mystery of life on Mars. “I was so excited about the news,” the 41-year-old doctor told AFP in an interview on Friday, calling […]

TEHRAN – A total of 1.63 trillion rials (nearly $38 million) is spent on some 5,000 hemophilia patients provided with health insurance coverage annually in Iran, head of Salamat health insurance organization affiliated with the Health Ministry, has said Hannan Hajimahmoudi made the remarks on the occasion of “support for hemophilia week” in Iran, being […]

Plants and animals created by new techniques of genetic modification should be treated as Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) and follow European rules aimed at preventing damage to the environment and health, the EU’s top court said on Wednesday. “The organisms obtained by mutagenesis are GMOs”, the European Court of Justice said in a press release, […]

A massive underground lake has been detected for the first time on Mars, raising hopes that more water — and maybe even life — exists there, international astronomers said Wednesday. Located under a layer of Martian ice, the lake is about 12 miles (20 kilometers) wide, said the report in the US journal Science. It […]

Researchers at Rice University and Baylor College of Medicine believe they found a mechanism that may be useful target to stop the flu virus from infecting cells. There’s a hitch in the swing of a protein that delivers the flu virus. In a paper in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the Rice-Baylor […]

Researchers developed magnetic elastomeric composites that move in different ways when exposed to light. The new development is raising the possibility that these materials could enable a wide range of products that perform simple to complex movements, from tiny engines and valves to solar arrays that bend toward the sunlight. In biology, there are many […]

The longest “blood moon” eclipse this century will coincide with Mars’ closest approach in 15 years to offer skygazers a thrilling astronomical double bill on Friday, astronomers say. For about half the world, the moon will be partly or fully in Earth’s shadow from 1714 to 2328 GMT — six hours and 14 minutes in […]