Why has Iran never been fully subdued, colonized, or occupied long-term? The answer lies in a potent mix of geography, ...

Why was the country of Iran formerly called Persia? What has this got to do with the conquests of ancient Middle Eastern ...

Beneath the rugged mountains of southeastern Iran, archaeologists are carefully unearthing traces of a Bronze Age society ...

Housing hundreds of centrifuges buried deep underground, much of the Fordow plant is shrouded in mystery. Now President ...

Archaeologists have discovered mysterious ancient architecture cut into a rocky landscape on Madagascar, the world's fourth largest island, a study says.

When World War II broke out in 1939, British Prime Minister, Winston Churchill requested that the Iranian government revert ...

Beyond its role in ancient Persian tales and rituals, sormeh's relevance also originates in religious practices. ... its role in the contemporary beauty landscape of Iran is equally compelling.

They were scouting for oil in Iran. They found an ancient temple instead. Chogha Zanbil was first spotted from a surveillance airplane in 1935. The excavated complex was discovered to be one of ...

Antarctic's ice sheet is melting 6 times faster than in 1979 03:23. Scientists revealed Tuesday that they had discovered a vast, hidden landscape of hills and valleys carved by ancient rivers that ...

Most of Iran is wild and beautiful, but development threatens to degrade highly-prized ecosystems. Now new research is honing in on the hotspots, to preserve biodiversity in expanded protected areas.