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Fish leaders are born, not made: study Leadership is an innate quality, said a fish study Wednesday that predicted trouble in animal social groups, also human ones, when natural roles are reversed.

29 August 2013

Japan scientists launch freeze-dry animal sperm bank Japanese scientists have launched a sperm bank for endangered animals that uses freeze-drying technology they hope could one day help humans recreate animal populations on other planets.

29 August 2013

Measles-like virus blamed for Atlantic dolphin deaths A virus that is similar to measles in humans is suspected of killing hundreds of Atlantic bottlenose dolphins since July.

28 August 2013

Jumpy caterpillar shies the Sun: study The larva of a Vietnamese moth has devised a unique form of transport -- constructing a leaf cone and thrashing about inside to make it jump.

21 August 2013

Rising deforestation sparks concern in Brazil Amazon Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon is on the rise sharply, sparking alarm over the future of the world's biggest rainforest.

21 August 2013

Introduction of Euro-4 in Kazakhstan was timely: Transport Ministry Euro-4 cars filled with Euro-2 petrol will still improve the ecological situation in Kazakhstan: official.

20 August 2013

New Zealand volcano lets off steam A volcano off New Zealand sent a plume of steam two kilometres (1.24 miles) into the air Tuesday, although volcanologists described the eruption as small and said it was over in minutes.

20 August 2013

Toxic puddles discovered at Fukushima nuclear plant Puddles with extremely high radiation levels have been found near water storage tanks at Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, as it moved to contain the latest of several toxic water threats.

20 August 2013

Researcher calles to subsidize energy effecient housing in Kazakhstan Aleksnader Nizovkin has called the Kazakhstan Government to focus on construction of environmentally-friendly buildings with independent energy and heating supply systems.

19 August 2013

RosKosmos asks for 15 days to finish detoxification at Baikonur Kazakhstan Environmental Protection Minister Nurlan Kapparov made a trip to Kyzylorda obast on August 15.

19 August 2013

White House goes green with solar panels The White House is going green. Solar panels are being installed on parts of the residence, a US official said Thursday -- making good on a pledge that dates back to 2010.

16 August 2013

Canadian railway refuses to pay for disaster clean-up Canadian Pacific Railway will appeal a government order to pay for the clean-up of a deadly train derailment in Canada's Quebec province in July.

16 August 2013

World-first study tracks dwarf minke whales Dwarf minke whales have been tagged and tracked in Australia's Great Barrier Reef in a world-first pilot study which hopes to solve the mystery of where they spend the summer.

14 August 2013

Philippines works to contain huge diesel spill Philippine authorities said they were working Saturday to contain a huge diesel spill that shut down parts of Manila Bay's vital fishing industry.

11 August 2013

Shrinking glaciers won't affect South Asia water availability: study Glacier systems that feed two key rivers in South Asia will badly retreat this century, but demands for water are still likely to be met.

06 August 2013

People of Kazakhstan are different from other Asian nations; both men and women are beautiful: Thai billioanaire Vikrom Kromadit Thai billionaire Vikrom Kromadit has arrived to Kazakhstan.

05 August 2013

Roots breakthrough for drought-resistant rice Japanese biotechnologists on Sunday said they had developed a rice plant with deeper roots that can sustain high yields in droughts that wipe out conventional rice crops.

05 August 2013

Spain on wildfire alert, central blaze controlled Firefighters brought under control a major forest blaze in central Spain on Friday but the country remained on high alert for fires in the sweltering summer heat.

03 August 2013

Pollution blamed for drop in Beijing tourism: state media The number of tourists visiting China's capital fell by more than 14 percent in the first half of this year compared to 2012.

03 August 2013

50m-wide tornado sighted in Kazakhstan One of the residents of Saryoba village in Akmola Oblast of Kazakhstan has managed to record a video of the huge whirlwind.

31 July 2013

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