By Liz Kimbrough A new-to-science species of praying mantis found in Iran has been named as a symbol of universal freedom.

Peace had been hammered out in an eleven-day conference at Barzani’s mountain headquarters at Rania. Statements by Barzani and Aref sealed the pact. To safeguard national unity, stop bloodshed ...

From Dante Datta and Suresh Sundas — the folks who brought you Daru and Eater 38 — comes Tapori (“vagabond” in Hindi), a ...

Deep beneath the Zagros Mountains, a massive geological shift is unfolding. Scientists have detected that the Neotethys oceanic plate is tearing apart horizontally, altering the region’s ...

An international research team led by the University of Göttingen has investigated the influence of the forces exerted by the Zagros Mountains in the Kurdistan region of Iraq on how much the ...

A hilly area surrounding the Zagros Mountains in Iraq is being pulled into the Earth. Understanding why could help predict future earthquakes. Tectonic changes are forcing the Zagros Mountains ...

This story appears in the October 2018 issue of National Geographic magazine. The peaks of the Zagros mountain range are still dusted with snow. Long, twisting roads draw lines over the valleys ...

Average rainfall is forecasted to be less than normal from March 10 to April 4 and normal from April 5 to 20, according to ...

Genomes from people living in the area of Israel and Jordan, the so-called southern Levant region, showed distinct differences to those of people inhabiting the Zagros Mountains. “There has been a ...