A senior official in the Eastern province of South Khorassan said that Chinese investors are resolved to invest an approximate amount of $27mln in the province's development projects. Deputy Governor General of the Province for Planning Affairs Ali Rezayee said on Sunday that the government is expected to prepare the ground for presence of more foreign investors in the provinces.Read more

A new study found that those who run at least 30 minutes, three times a week were less likely to experience age-related physical decline in walking efficiency than those who simply walked. A new study by researchers at Humboldt State University and the University of Colorado, Boulder is shedding light on an unexpected benefit of jogging in older adults. TheRead more

 Modern hand dryers are much worse than paper towels when it comes to spreading germs, according to new research. Airborne germ counts were 27 times higher around jet air dryers in comparison with the air around paper towel dispensers. Scientists from the University of Leeds have found that high-powered 'jet-air' and warm air hand dryers can spread bacteria in publicRead more

Researchers at the National Institutes of Health are worried about Americans' posture. Apparently, it's being corrupted by smartphone addiction, and may result in series spinal injuries later in life. The head is heavy, roughly a dozen pounds on average, and all that weight requires the support of the neck and vertebra. The human spine, of course, is well equipped forRead more

Researchers at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute in California have captured video of a living black seadevil fish for what they believe is the first known time. They found the deep-sea anglerfish in Monterey Bay about 580 meters (1,900 feet) below the surface using the remotely operated vehicle Doc Ricketts. The video simply depicts the fish swimming around inRead more

Some 55 million years ago, the Indian subcontinent was still a floating island, making its way to a dramatic tectonic collision with Asia. About the time, scientists say, an animal dubbed Cambaytherium thewissi emerged. According to a new study, Cambaytherium is an ancient cousin of horses, rhinos and tapirs -- a group (or order) of modern animals known as Perissodactyla,Read more

For women looking for help carrying groceries to the car or seeking the shelter of an umbrella in a sudden downpour, the most effective weapon might be waiting in the shoe closet -- a pair of high heels. That's according to a new study out of France that found men are more apt to offer a helping hand to womenRead more

A region of the brain known as the vertical occipital fasciculus, or VOF, was first identified in the latter half of the 19th century, but not long after its discovery, it went missing. It didn't literally disappear -- only literarily. For more than 100 years, the VOF was absent from scientific literature, and modern scientists failed to recognize the snake-likeRead more

Researchers in Australia have successfully translated a 1,300 year old Egyptian text, revealing it to be an ancient codex of spells and invocations. "It is a complete 20-page parchment codex, containing the handbook of a ritual practitioner," Malcolm Choat and Iain Gardner, professors at Macquarie University and the University of Sydney, respectively, wrote in their book of findings. The textRead more

For women looking for help carrying groceries to the car or seeking the shelter of an umbrella in a sudden downpour, the most effective weapon might be waiting in the shoe closet -- a pair of high heels. That's according to a new study out of France that found men are more apt to offer a helping hand to womenRead more