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Struggling SeaWorld plans new tanks for killer whales
US theme park operator SeaWorld said it would build new, giant tanks for its killer whales, whose captivity has caused uproar
16 August 2014
Study reveals Antarctic minke whales feeding 'frenzy'
Antarctic minke whales engage in an underwater feeding frenzy, filling their huge mouths up to 100 times an hour as they gorge on prawn-like krill.
15 August 2014
Tiny chip mimics brain, delivers supercomputer speed
Researchers unveiled a powerful new postage-stamp size chip delivering supercomputer performance using a process that mimics the human brain.
08 August 2014
2 applicants per university scholarship in Kazakhstan: Ministry of Education
For the upcoming 2014-2015 school year, there are a little over 2 applicants per a scholarship.
07 August 2014
Swastika-depicting vessels discovered in Kazakhstan
Bronze Age vessels depicting swastika have been excavated by archaeologists in Kazakhstan.
02 August 2014
Canada says China hacked science agency computers
Canada accused China of hacking into the computers of its research and development arm, which Beijing strongly denied.
30 July 2014
Historical burial site containing child and noble woman remains discovered in South Kazakhstan
Kazakhstani archaeologists have discovered a burial site containing artefacts of historical significance during excavation of the ancient settlement of Kultobe in South Kazakhstan.
29 July 2014
Geneticists offer clues to better rice, tomato crops
Scientists laid bare the genetic codes of African rice and a type of wild tomato, data they said should help breed more resilient crops.
29 July 2014
Kazakh scientists find way to mitigate eco damage of bureaucracy
Nazarbayev University scientists have developed a method of restoring and cleaning office paper.
28 July 2014
Kazakh expedition sets out to China
The expedition Following Shoqan Walikhanov’s Caravan Route has set out.
25 July 2014
US govt lab reveals series of dangerous mix-ups
The United States' top public health agency revealed Friday a series of alarming incidents in which dangerous biological agents including anthrax, influenza and botulism were mishandled over the past decade.
12 July 2014
Nazarbayev calls for science-education tandem
President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev said that all the universities in the country should be engaged in scientific activity.
12 July 2014
NASA films grandiose eruption on the Sun
NASA has released a 40-second video that captured a grand coronal mass ejection from the surface of the Sun at the speed of 1.5 million miles per hour (2.4 kilometers per hour).
08 July 2014
In Argentina, dinosaur hunters embark on next phase
A few months ago, Argentine scientists found the remains of a giant dinosaur. Now they look forward to digging up hundreds more fossils, but what they really want is the big one's head.
05 July 2014
Skeletons found in El Salvador shed light on pre-Hispanic life
Japanese and Salvadoran archaeologists said they have found three human skeletons in El Salvador from more than 1,600 years ago that could shed new light on early human settlements in the region.
05 July 2014
Astana student discovers new compound
Gulsana Sisengaliyeva, a fourth year student at the Institute of Applied Chemistry of the Gumilyov Eurasian University in Astana discovered a new compound that she produced from wormwood.
03 July 2014
Cousteau grandson resurfaces after 31 days under water
Fabien Cousteau, the grandson of legendary French oceanographer Jacques Cousteau, emerged from the deep Wednesday after 31 days in an undersea lab off the Florida Keys.
03 July 2014
NASA to launch satellite to track carbon pollution
The US space agency is to launch on Tuesday a satellite that tracks atmospheric carbon dioxide, a leading greenhouse gas that contributes to global warming.
01 July 2014
NASA's 'flying saucer' tests new Mars-landing technology
NASA sent a saucer-like vehicle high into the sky to test technology for a future Mars landing, but its parachute tangled when deployed and the spacecraft splashed into the Pacific Ocean.
30 June 2014
Every 10th work is plagiarized in Kazakhstan: Downfall of Academia?
National Center of Science and Technical Information of Kazakhstan has drawn rather a dreary picture of the country’s academia: every 10th research work is plagiarized.
27 June 2014