Roche breast cancer drug 'helps patients live longer': study
A drug developed by Swiss giant Roche to treat an aggressive form of breast cancer has been shown to extend patients' lives by almost 16 months.
Crew including first woman cosmonaut in 17 years blasts off for ISS
A Russian Soyuz spacecraft carrying an American astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts, including the first woman cosmonaut in 17 years, blasted off on schedule.
India's spacecraft beams back first Mars photos
India's spacecraft has beamed back its first photos of Mars, showing its crater-marked surface.
Indian spacecraft on course to enter Mars orbit
India is on course to become the first nation to reach Mars on its first attempt.
SpaceX cargo capsule nears International Space Station
SpaceX's unmanned Dragon spacecraft was nearing the International Space Station with a cargo of supplies.
Physicists achieve longer distance quantum teleportation
Physicists in Switzerland said they had succeeded in teleporting the quantum state of a photon to a crystal.
Weather forces delay to SpaceX cargo mission
Thick clouds and rain over the Florida coast early forced the California-based SpaceX to postpone the launch of its Dragon cargo carrier.
As babies, 'Nemo' clownfish embark on epic journeys
In the movie "Finding Nemo," a father clownfish swims across the ocean to find the son he lost, but in reality, it's the babies that make long journeys to survive
Chimps are natural-born killers, say scientists
Chimpanzees can be lethally violent to each other but this stems from an inherent streak and not, as some have suggested, from human interference.
Boeing, SpaceX to send astronauts to space station
NASA selected Boeing and SpaceX to build America's next spacecraft to carry astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) by 2017.
American waistlines get bigger and bigger: study
The average American's waistline has expanded over the past decade, adding about one inch (2.5 centimeters) of belly fat.
NASA to make announcement on US human spaceflights
The company -- or companies -- that will build America's next space taxi to carry astronauts to low Earth orbit and back is to be revealed.
Hydro gel breast implants developed in Kazakhstan
Breast implants developed by Kazakhstani scientists will possibly find a market in South Korea.
Microsoft to spotlight new Windows software September 30
Microsoft sent out invitations to a September 30 event at which it is expected to provide a glimpse at the next version of its Windows operating system.
NASA asteroid defense program falls short: audit
The US space agency's program to detect and protect the Earth from incoming asteroids is poorly managed and far behind schedule.
Kazakhstan to give up chlorine water purification soon
Kazakhstan is planning to switch from chlorine water purification to a new technology using carbon filters and ultraviolet.
Powerful batteries for renewable energy being developed at Nazarbayev University
The School of Engineering at Nazarbayev University is developing powerful batteries for renewable energy.
Scientists unveil magnetic cure for bad blood
Scientists said they had invented a device that uses a magnet to extract bacteria, fungi and toxins from blood.
SpaceX's next cargo launch set for Sept 20
SpaceX's next unmanned cargo trip to restock supplies at the International Space Station is scheduled for September 20, the US space agency said.
NASA's Mars Curiosity rover reaches 'far frontier'
NASA's $2.5 billion Curiosity rover has reached the base of the Martian mountain it aims to explore and should start drilling rocks there soon.