The release of water from sewage treatment plants in the city of Yazd has created a beautiful lake in the heart of the desert in central Iran.

The wetland surrounded by flowing sands has become a temporary destination for nature lovers and migratory birds as well.

Photo: IRNA / Majid Jarrahi

TEHRAN - The Seventh National Development Plan (2023-2027) has obliged the Ministry of Science to increase the number of foreign nationals studying in the country.

The plan emphasizes the need to boost science diplomacy by increasing foreign students by up to 10 percent, IRNA reported.

It also highlights admitting non-Iranian scientists in research

TEHRAN - El Niño and La Niña phenomena are among the most important factors affecting the air temperature of many countries in the world, including Iran, Ahad Vazifeh, the head of the national center for drought and crisis management, has said.

'El Niño' or “the boy” is widely used to describe the warming of sea surface temperature that occurs ever

TEHRAN - The national environment week started on Tuesday under the theme of “a national campaign for reducing plastic pollution.”

During the week, 11 plans costing 500 billion rials (about $1 million) are scheduled to be inaugurated by the national fund for the environment, IRNA reported.

Moreover, some 300 educational, cultural, and scientific