Новости по теме science

Biotech firm's GM mosquitoes to fight dengue in Brazil Workers are making an unusual product: genetically modified mosquitoes to fight dengue fever at Oxitec.

27 August 2014

Japan lab unable to replicate 'stem cell' findings: report Researchers in Japan have been unable to replicate experiments that were hailed earlier this year as a "game-changer", amid claims evidence was faked.

27 August 2014

Mobile use bad for school test scores: Japan study Children who spend more than four hours a day on their mobile phone perform worse on school tests than those who are limited to just 30 minutes.

26 August 2014

Honeybee genome throws up survival clues: study Honeybees probably originated in Asia, not Africa, said scientists who had teased interesting tidbits from the busy little pollinators' genome.

25 August 2014

Galileo satellites not on right orbit: Arianespace Two European Galileo satellites launched by a Russian-built rocket on Friday from French Guiana have not reached their intended orbit.

23 August 2014

Australian spider grows bigger in city: study Australian spiders may live happily in the bush, but a new study has found that at least one species also thrives on city life.

23 August 2014

SpaceX rocket explodes during test flight A SpaceX rocket exploded in midair during a test flight, as the company seeks to develop a spacecraft that can return to Earth.

23 August 2014

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.

20 August 2014

Kazakhstan expedition: Kashgar today and before An expedition from Kazakhstan has compared the way Kashgar is now with the way it was described 150 years ago.

20 August 2014

Reconstruction shows how ancient Scythian 'Princess' discovered in Kazakhstan looked like Western Kazakhstani archaeologists finally displayed the exclusive artifacts found in the ancient noble woman burial site discovered in 2012 and presented the reconstructed garment of the Golden Woman.

18 August 2014

Publications in pseudoscientific journals damage reputation of Kazakhstani scholars The Ministry of Education and Science of Kazakhstan has acknowledged that a significant part of the articles of Kazakhstani scientists published abroad in the past two years appeared in psedoscientific journals.

17 August 2014

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

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