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From the 1912 sinking of RMS Titanic to the Chernobyl nuclear accident 30 years ago, technology has repeatedly confounded its creators.

• 27 апреля 2016, 17:06

Researchers from Guangzhou Medical University used a gene-editing technique CRISPR to artificially induce a mutation in human cells.

• 13 апреля 2016, 18:31

It is not only animals that rely on physical cues to gauge the fertility of potential rivals for a mate.

• 27 января 2016, 15:54

Five prominent rights groups on Monday urged German Chancellor Angela Merkel to press for an end to human rights abuses in Egypt.

• 02 июня 2015, 10:40

Scientists said they had pinpointed nearly 700 genetic variations that determine human height, more than tripling the haul in researc.

• 06 октября 2014, 12:49

Biologists said the genetic machinery of humans, fruit flies and roundworms was similar in many ways, a discovery that could help basic research.

• 28 августа 2014, 13:15

Researchers unveiled a powerful new postage-stamp size chip delivering supercomputer performance using a process that mimics the human brain.

• 08 августа 2014, 14:30

35 torture cases have been initiated and 31 policemen convicted in Kazakhstan.

• 17 мая 2014, 15:58

The Philippine government said Saturday it was investigating a Filipina diplomat charged in Canada for alleged human trafficking involving the exploitation of her nanny.

• 12 мая 2014, 23:06

It walks and runs, even up and down stairs. It can open a bottle and serve a drink, and politely tries to shake hands with a stranger. Meet the latest ASIMO, Honda's humanoid robot.

• 17 апреля 2014, 14:54

Footprints left by ancient humans 800,000 years ago have been found in Britain, the earliest evidence of such markings outside Africa.

• 11 февраля 2014, 15:47

A 73-year-old Chinese woman has died of a type of bird flu new in humans, health officials say, but experts believe the risk of it spreading between people is low.

• 18 декабря 2013, 17:40

US officials admitted Tuesday that they strip-searched a female Indian diplomat after she was arrested in New York in a new twist to a growing row that has seen India hit back with reprisals such as removing security barriers around the US embassy.

• 18 декабря 2013, 10:27

When Ethiopia started repatriating its citizens living illegally in Saudi Arabia last month, 30,000 people were expected to return.

• 13 декабря 2013, 10:25

UNDP published their annual human development report. Kazakhstan comes 68th - the highest rank among Central Asian countries.

• 06 ноября 2011, 12:27