Nestled in northern and northwestern China and southern Mongolia, the Gobi Desert is one such anomaly. This expansive and rugged landscape gets bone-chillingly cold in winter, even dropping below ...

An international research team has investigated the influence of the forces exerted by the Zagros Mountains in the Kurdistan region of Iraq on how much the surface of the Earth has bent over the last ...

The Islamic Republic is closer to a bomb than ever before, as our interview with the world’s nuclear watchdog explains .

Locals in central Iran just uncovered a vast underground city likely dating back centuries right underneath the remains of ...

Its nuclear programme is a rare area where Iran might claim to retain the initiative. Late last year Iran was producing ...

Homo erectus outlived and outadapted other hominins by mastering life in extreme environments of Eastern Africa, a new study ...

Protecting and conserving our natural heritage, predicting weather and environmental conditions, preventing and managing pollution, promoting clean growth and a sustainable environment for present and ...