Now, a new study pinpoints where one wave of those encounters occurred — the Zagros Mountains in what is now mostly Iran.

The primary building of this mausoleum was built in the Qajar era (1789-1925) and the new mausoleum was rebuilt by Iran National Heritage ... rough granite of Alvand Mountain representing the ...

A black bear may fight back. In the arid mountains of western Iran, a newly discovered species has evolved another way to deal with threats — dramatically throwing themselves on the ground.