Iran said Monday that it had successfully sent ... Still, several countries, including the U.S., sent animals into space decades ago in the early days of their exploration of space.

Iran was one of the first countries in the Middle East to pass animal welfare laws, in 1948, and the government funded the first institution to enhance animal rights. Even the country's royal ...

As the water of the Persian Gulf receded from the Iranian coastline, a group of researchers found some of these blobs stuck to the rocky surface. Oval shaped and covered in small tentacles, the ...