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Australia's top court recognises 'neutral' third gender Australia's highest court on Wednesday recognised the existence of a third "non-specific" gender that is neither male nor female, in a landmark ruling campaigners said will help end years of discrimination.
02 апреля 2014
Russian spacecraft brings three-man crew to ISS after two-day delay A Russian spacecraft carrying a three-man Russian and US crew on Friday docked successfully at the International Space Station after an unprecedented two-day delay caused by a technical hitch.
28 марта 2014
Intel buys fitness-tracking band maker Basis Intel on Tuesday announced it has bought fitness-tracking band maker Basis Science as part of a move into the hot wearable computing market.
26 марта 2014
The European Space Agency (ESA) logo. ©Reuters/Ralph Orlowski Comet-probing robot to wake from hibernation A fridge-sized robot lab hurtling through the Solar System aboard a European probe is about to wake from hibernation and prepare for the first-ever landing by a spacecraft on a comet.
26 марта 2014
Photo courtesy of news.nationalgeographic.com 'Chicken from hell' sheds new light on bird-like dino Nicknamed the "chicken from hell," a newly identified species of feathered dinosaur as tall as a human roamed North America at least 66 million years ago.
21 марта 2014
©Reuters/Eddie Keogh Women half as likely as men to study science: survey Women are being put off careers in science by stereotypes and are less than half as likely as men to apply for degrees in the field.
20 марта 2014
Robot Snowden promises more US spying revelations Former intelligence contractor Edward Snowden emerged from his Russian exile Tuesday in the form of a remotely-controlled robot to promise more sensational revelations about US spying programs.
19 марта 2014
Kazakhstan to help NASA protect satellites from garbage Kazakhstan scientists want to study the problem of space garbage together with NASA.
18 марта 2014
Astronomers reveal 'largest yellow star ever' Astronomers have spotted the largest yellow star ever observed in our galaxy and 1,300 times larger than the sun.
13 марта 2014
Photo courtesy of wikipedia.org NASA offers KazCosmos to participate in research projects KazCosmos, the national space agency of Kazakhstan - will have joint projects with NASA.
13 марта 2014
©Reuters/Jason Lee Pint-sized tyrannosaur was king of the Arctic A pint-sized tyrannosaur braved the frigid Arctic and feasted on fellow dinosaurs 70 million years ago, according to a report Wednesday on a new species identified from fossilized skull bones in Alaska.
13 марта 2014
Australia hatches first IVF shark Australia has successfully hatched its first shark born via artificial insemination with hopes that the development can ultimately be used to help breed threatened species.
13 марта 2014
Volcanoes helped species survive ice ages: study The steam and heat from volcanoes allowed species of plants and animals to survive past ice ages, a study showed Tuesday, offering help for scientists dealing with climate change.
12 марта 2014
Genghis Khan. Photo courtesy of wikipedia.org Mild weather may have propelled rise of Genghis Khan A pleasantly warm and wet spell in central Mongolia eight centuries ago may have propelled the rise of Genghis Khan.
11 марта 2014
©Reuters/Nacho Doce Huge new dinosaur in Portugal was predator king: study A new dinosaur species discovered in Portugal dominated the food chain 150 million years ago -- the Tyrannosaurus Rex of its time.
07 марта 2014
©Reuters/Lucas Jackson Future warming imperils Statue of Liberty: study The sightseer of 4014 may have to pay a virtual visit to the Tower of London or Statue of Liberty, said a climate study Wednesday that warned of dramatic ocean encroachment on heritage sites.
05 марта 2014
Japan researchers testing tiny ear computer A tiny personal computer that is worn on the ear and can be controlled with the blink of an eye or the click of a tongue is being tested in Japan.
01 марта 2014
Arctic Ocean. ©Reuters/Kathryn Hansen/NASA US, British science academies: Climate change is real US and British scientific academies said there was a clear consensus that climate change is real and will have serious disruptive effects on the planet.
27 февраля 2014
Stem cells research in Kazakhstan: reality or dream? Why stem cell research is crucial?
19 февраля 2014
Jade Rabbit lunar rover. Photo courtesy of io9.com China's Jade Rabbit rover comes 'back to life': officials China's troubled Jade Rabbit lunar rover has survived a bitterly cold 14-day lunar night, officials said Thursday, prompting hopes it can be repaired after suffering a malfunction last month.
13 февраля 2014

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