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'Impossibly rare' violet diamond found in Australia

A rare violet diamond, the largest of its kind ever found at Australia's remote Argyle mine, will be the centrepiece of annual showcase.

'Impossibly rare' violet diamond found in Australia
Elasmotherium sibiricum. Photo courtesy of palba.cz
Humans, 'unicorns' may have walked Earth at same time

A long-extinct animal known as the Siberian unicorn -- actually a long-horned rhinoceros -- may have walked the Earth 29,000 years ago.

Humans, 'unicorns' may have walked Earth at same time
'Ninth planet' may exist in solar system: US scientists

A previously unknown giant planet may have been discovered lurking in the outer reaches of our solar system, US scientists announced.

'Ninth planet' may exist in solar system: US scientists
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Age of Saka Princess discovered in 2013 determined

The age of the Saka Princess discovered in a tomb in Kazakhstan in 2013 has been finally determined.

Age of Saka Princess discovered in 2013 determined
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Well preserved mammoth tusks discovered near Karaganda

Workers of a mining company have discovered mammoth tusks in Karaganda Oblast.

Well preserved mammoth tusks discovered near Karaganda
Scientist and great thinker Al-Farabi ©testent.ru
Kazakh scientist finds unique Al-Farabi treatises in Europe

A scientist from Kazakhstan has found a dozen of unique treatises attributed to the great thinker Abu Nasr al-Farabi.

Kazakh scientist finds unique Al-Farabi treatises in Europe
Hi-tech exhibition in Almaty takes viewers on 'time-traveling' experience of greatest inventions

A new multimedia exhibition in Kazakhstan's Almaty aims to chronicle the history of greatest inventions of humankind with the use of a latest technology.

Hi-tech exhibition in Almaty takes viewers on 'time-traveling' experience of greatest inventions
©Dinara Urazova
Golden Princess found 2 years ago finally shown to public

The most significant archaeological find in Kazakhstan has finally been presented to the anxiously waiting public.

Golden Princess found 2 years ago finally shown to public
New dinosaur species unearthed in Tanzania

A rare discovery of dinosaur bones in Tanzania has led scientists to identify a new species of long-extinct, leaf-eating dinosau.

New dinosaur species unearthed in Tanzania
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Reconstruction shows how ancient Scythian 'Princess' discovered in Kazakhstan looked like

Western Kazakhstani archaeologists finally displayed the exclusive artifacts found in the ancient noble woman burial site discovered in 2012 and presented the reconstructed garment of the Golden Woman.

Reconstruction shows how ancient Scythian 'Princess' discovered in Kazakhstan looked like
Swastika on an ancient bowl found during excavations in Eastern Europe. Photo courtesy of slavianin.ru
Swastika-depicting vessels discovered in Kazakhstan

Bronze Age vessels depicting swastika have been excavated by archaeologists in Kazakhstan.

Swastika-depicting vessels discovered in Kazakhstan
Student Gulsana Sisengaliyeva discovers new compound ©enu.kz
Astana student discovers new compound

Gulsana Sisengaliyeva, a fourth year student at the Institute of Applied Chemistry of the Gumilyov Eurasian University in Astana discovered a new compound that she produced from wormwood.

Astana student discovers new compound
Portrait of the Golden Princess as recreated by scientists. 
Photo courtesy of tarih-begalinka.kz
Golden Princess burial, oldest of its kind in Kazakhstan

Ancient burial of a noble woman discovered in Western Kazakhstan Oblast two years ago declared the oldest golden burial in Kazakhstan.

Golden Princess burial, oldest of its kind in Kazakhstan
Eocasea martini. Photo courtesy of breakingnews.ie
Paleontologists discover land herbivores' earliest ancestor

Paleontologists unearthed the oldest ancestor of land-dwelling herbivores with the discovery of a 300-million-year-old skeleton, shedding light onto plant eaters' emergence on land, a study said.

Paleontologists discover land herbivores' earliest ancestor
Pithovirus sibericum. Photo courtesy of smithsonianmag.com
30,000-year-old virus from permafrost is reborn

French scientists said they had revived a giant but harmless virus that had been locked in the Siberian permafrost for more than 30,000 years.

30,000-year-old virus from permafrost is reborn
©Marat Abilov
New discoveries about Kazakhs made in Britain

The unique findings, that show the life of Kazakh people during the 14th century have been discovered in Great Britain.

New discoveries about Kazakhs made in Britain
'Exceptionally rare' conjoined whales found in Mexico

Fishermen have found two conjoined gray whale calves in a northwestern Mexican lagoon, a discovery that a government marine biologist described as "exceptionally rare."

'Exceptionally rare' conjoined whales found in Mexico
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Revealed: Vast water store beneath Greenland's ice

A vast store of water equivalent in area to Ireland lies beneath Greenland's icesheet, and it may provide answers to one of the big riddles of climate change, scientists reported on Sunday.

Revealed: Vast water store beneath Greenland's ice
Shoukhrat Mitalipov
Kazakhstan-born Mitalipov among Nature's Top 10 scientists of 2013

Kazakhstan-born Shoukhrat Mitalipov is among the Top 10 scientists, who have made the most significant breakthroughs this year.

Kazakhstan-born Mitalipov among Nature's Top 10 scientists of 2013
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Tomb of Kenesary Khan's warriors discovered in Astana

An ancient tomb of Kenesary Khan's warriors has been discovered in Astana.

Tomb of Kenesary Khan's warriors discovered in Astana