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Life on Earth is even older than we though - fossils dating back a staggering 3.7 billion years have been discovered.

• 01 сентября 2016, 13:20

Almaty city in southern Kazakhstan should study active seismic faults to be better prepared for a new devastating earthquake that is "more likely to happen than not".

• 09 сентября 2014, 14:22

A strong 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck western Iran on Monday, the US Geological survey which monitors quakes worldwide reported.

• 18 августа 2014, 11:05

A strong 6.0-magnitude earthquake shook southern Mexico and the nation's capital early Saturday, two days after a similar temblor rattled the country.

• 10 мая 2014, 14:44

An elderly woman died and 23 other people were injured after a strong earthquake shook northern Thailand, an official said Tuesday, as aftershocks continued to rattle the mountainous region popular with tourists.

• 06 мая 2014, 12:04

An earthquake measuring 6.6 struck late Wednesday off Canada's Vancouver island in the Pacific, the US Geological Survey said.

• 24 апреля 2014, 12:55

A powerful 7.2-magnitude earthquake rattled Mexico's capital and Pacific coast on Friday, shaking buildings, bringing down walls and prompting people to rush into the street.

• 19 апреля 2014, 13:15

US geologists said Thursday they have uncovered a preglacial tundra landscape preserved for 2.7 million years far below the Greenland ice sheet.

• 19 апреля 2014, 10:31

Something wiped out nearly all life on Earth more than 250 million years ago, and whatever unleashed this mass die-off acted much faster than previously thought.

• 11 февраля 2014, 18:19

A strong 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck near the Greek island of Cephalonia in the Ionian Sea early Monday, the the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) reported.

• 03 февраля 2014, 13:41

Bulging in land that occurs before a volcano erupts points to how much ash will be spewed into the sky, providing a useful early warning for aviation.

• 14 января 2014, 10:00

Geologists on Sunday reported insights into super-volcanoes, the brooding, enigmatic giants of Earth's crust whose eruptions are as catastrophic as they are rare.

• 06 января 2014, 18:04

Around 40 contracts on subsurface use will be terminated in Kazakhstan by the end of the year.

• 12 ноября 2013, 16:05

Up to now some core samples are send abroad as Kazakhstan is still facing shortage of duly certified laboratories that would meet the applicable international standards.

• 08 ноября 2013, 13:29

Implementation of Eurasia project of onshore and offshore exploration of deep horizons of the pre-Caspian basin will require $500 million.

• 29 октября 2013, 16:05

Kazakhstan is planing to invest 164 billion tenge in geological exploration before 2019.

• 08 октября 2013, 18:53

Geologists on Thursday announced they had uncovered a stupendous volcano that is the biggest in the world and rivals the greatest in the Solar System.

• 07 сентября 2013, 10:24

Brazilian geologists announced the discovery, 1,500 kilometers (900 miles) from Rio, of what could be part of the continent submerged when the Atlantic Ocean was formed.

• 08 мая 2013, 11:14

Kazakhstan researches are going to open 40 geological parks in Kazakhstan, where the Earth’s geological history can be traced visually.

• 28 февраля 2013, 16:22

Kazakhstan Minister of Industry and New Technologies talked about the measures to revive geological research to be taken until 2030.

• 24 июля 2012, 17:28