Trio wins Nobel Chemistry Prize for DNA repair work
Sweden's Tomas Lindahl, Paul Modrich of the US and Aziz Sancar, a Turkish-American, won the 2015 Nobel Chemistry Prize for work on how cells repair damaged DNA.
07 October 2015
'Gifts' from Chinese herbal medicine
Derived from a herb used to treat fevers some 1,700 years ago, the anti-malaria drug artemisinin is one of many treatments plucked from the treasure chest of ancient Chinese medicine.
06 October 2015
Brain research gets $100 million boost
Research into brain diseases such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and traumatic injury got a boost with a $100 million pledge from a US foundation and seven universities.
Liquid water found on Mars: NASA
Liquid water has been observed on the planet Mars which makes it far more likely that life could be found there, the US space agency NASA said.
Apple TV aims to capture 'cord cutters'
The new Apple TV unveiled this week has the potential to do for television what iPhone did to mobile phones, while claiming a starring role in home entertainment.
Russia launches Proton rocket with British satellite
Russia successfully launched a Proton rocket with a British satellite in the first such launch since an engine failure in May resulted in a Mexican satellite being destroyed.
Kazakh horses named the oldest domestic horse breed
Kazakh horses are the oldest of domestic breeds that continues to inhabit the territories of its original formation said a Russian scientist Leonid Gaiduchenko.
Self-learning AI created in Kazakhstan
An artificial intelligence based on the biological principle of neural connections found in living organisms has been developed by scientists in Kazakhstan.