Octopus inspires new camouflage materialThe octopus's ability to camouflage itself has inspired a new kind of thin, flexible fabric that can automatically match patterns.
Nearly 400 die in China quakeA 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.
04 August 2014
Heavy rains in KokshetauHeavy rains flooded 145 private houses and cellars of public institutions in Kokshetau on Monday.
Update on flooding in Karaganda OblastThe risk of flooding in Akmola and Karaganda Oblasts, central Kazakhstan, is high because the warming was very sharp this spring.
Natural phenomenon: perfect ice disc in Kazakhstan riverA 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.
28 January 2014
50m-wide tornado sighted in KazakhstanOne of the residents of Saryoba village in Akmola Oblast of Kazakhstan has managed to record a video of the huge whirlwind.
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.