A small group of scientists has unilaterally decided to send messages to any advanced alien civilization living in a star system 12.4 light years (over 70 trillion miles) away. The message, which includes pieces of music, math and technology, was transmitted to the GJ273 system over three days in October and includes instructions about how […]

TEHRAN _ Manoochehr Ashtiani has PhDs in sociology and philosophy. He wrote his philosophy dissertation under the supervision of Karl Löwith (Heidegger’s student and critic) and Dieter Henrich (one of the four great contemporary German philosophers); and his sociology dissertation under the supervision of Ernst Topitsch (Austrian philosopher and sociologist and member of Vienna Circle). […]

People who regularly eat nuts, including peanuts, walnuts and tree nuts, have a lower risk of developing cardiovascular disease or coronary heart disease compared to people who never or almost never eat nuts, according to a new study. The study published Wednesday in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology is the largest to […]

Yukiya Amano, chief of the United Nations’ International Atomic Energy Agency, said on Tuesday that commitments undertaken by Iran under the 2015 nuclear deal are being implemented and the IAEA has so far had access to all locations it has needed to visit in the country. “The sun does not set on IAEA safeguards,” the […]

A revolutionary new technique to create radioactive molecules has the potential to bring new medicines to patients much faster than before — using light. While the previous approach took months, the new photocatalytic process replaces hydrogen with tritium in just hours. Radioactivity may have a bad rap, but it plays a critical role in medical […]

‘The Dark Tower’, a 2017 American science fantasy film directed and co-written by Nikolaj Arcel is scheduled for Nov. 15, 9:30 pm, at Qolhak Cineplex.Based on a novel by Stephen King, the actors are Idris Elba and  Matthew McConaughey in lead roles.In the movie, Roland Deschain is a gunslinger on a quest to protect the […]

TEHRAN – UN envoy Gholamali Khoshroo said Iran has been fully complied with and will remain committed to JCPOA, as long as all other members are fully committed to their obligations. The Permanent Representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations, Gholamali Khoshroo, made a statement issued on Friday to the United […]

TEHRAN – Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has met with his Uzbek counterpart Abdulaziz Kamilov in Samarkand. In the Friday meeting, the two sides discussed the development of bilateral and regional cooperation. Zarif and Kamilov also exchanged views on the new chapter in the two countries’ relations, especially after the Astana Talks. Easing of customs […]

TEHRAN  – Research elucidating how blood clots contract could help in the development of new treatments for heart attack and stroke. Researchers have used high-powered microscopy and rheometry — the measurement of how materials become deformed in response to applied force — to view the blood clotting process in real time and at the cellular […]

Ian Fleming’s early manuscripts on the fictional British secret service agent James Bond are on display at Indiana University in the US.The Lilly Library at the university houses the typewritten manuscripts and first editions of Bond books, along with the author’s collection of rare books, an accomplishment he was known for in academic circles before […]