Mudflow threat in Almaty remains: scientist
A Kazakh scientist claims there is evidence that suggests that mudflow threat to Almaty city is high.
Octopus inspires new camouflage material
The octopus's ability to camouflage itself has inspired a new kind of thin, flexible fabric that can automatically match patterns.
Dust storm cuts Kazakhstan's Aktau off water and electricity
A severe dust storm has left Aktau city in western Kazakhstan without water and electricity.
Nearly 400 die in China quake
A total of 381 people had been killed by the tremor, with 1,801 injured. More than 12,000 houses collapsed and 30,000 were damaged in the quake zone in the southwestern province of Yunnan, China.
Heavy rains in Kokshetau
Heavy rains flooded 145 private houses and cellars of public institutions in Kokshetau on Monday.
Caterpillar plague in eastern Kazakhstan
Green caterpillars have flooded Shygys and Novoyavlenka villages in East Kazakhstan Oblast.
Revival of extinct Caspian tigers in Kazakhstan
A Caspian Tiger National Park may be opened in 2019.
'Apocalyptic' scene at Lake Shalkar in Western Kazakhstan
An unidentified grey mass has polluted the shores of Lake Shalkar in West Kazakhstan Oblast.
Kazakhstan's Katon-Karagai and Akzhaik added to UNESCO World Network of Biosphere Reserve
Kazakhstani natural parks Katon-Karagai and Akzhaik have been designated as Biosphere Reserves.
Kazakhstan to value national parks over mineral resources: Baigarin
Kazakhstan National Geographic Association urges to protect 30% of Kazakhstani land from economic activity.
Akmola Oblast flooded by melt waters in Kazakhstan
Meltwater has flooded 330 houses in Atbasar town in Akmola Oblast in central Kazakhstan.
Update on flooding in Karaganda Oblast
The risk of flooding in Akmola and Karaganda Oblasts, central Kazakhstan, is high because the warming was very sharp this spring.
Popularizing picnics in mountains: alpinist Maksut Zhumaev
A famous Kazakhstan alpinist Maksut Zhumayev suggests popularizing picnics in the mountains through building the necessary facilities.
Natural phenomenon: perfect ice disc in Kazakhstan river
A ice disc of a perfectly round form has been spotted on the Narym River in eastern Kazakhstan. Earlier a similar disc was spinning down the Sheyenne River in North Dakota.
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.
Alakol enters global network of biosphere reservations
Kazakhstan’s biosphere reserve Alakol lake has been entered into global network of biosphere reservations.
Stephen King's Mist covers villages in West-Kazakhstan oblast
A strange fog has scared the citizens of one of the villages in West-Kazakhstan oblast and caused the sanitary services to check the area.
Snowdrops blooming in South Kazakhstan
Snowdrops have covered the hills and fields in south Kazakhstan in February.
PHOTO: 100 houbara bustards from UAE freed in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan ornithologists will follow the birds’ routes using transmitters to find out what percentage of the freed birds survives.
Turan tiger population to be restored
The Ussuri tigers are going to be brought to Kazakhstan in a step to restore the Turan tiger population in 2014-2015.