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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

Chile hilltop razed for world's largest telescope Construction on the world's largest optical telescope began with a bang, as workers demolished a hilltop in Chile's Atacama desert.

20 June 2014

Japan robot firm showcases thought-controlled suits A Japanese robot-maker on Wednesday showed off suits that the wearer can control just by thinking, as it said it was linking up with an industrial city promoting innovation.

18 June 2014

Harvard confirms antique book is bound in human skin Harvard University scientists have confirmed that a 19th century French treatise in its libraries is bound in human skin, Harvard University said this week, after a bevvy of scientific testing.

09 June 2014

Japanese methods of tissue regeneration in Kazakhstan Japanese scientist presented a research on tissues and bones repair in Astana.

23 May 2014

Major meteor shower could delight N. America May 23-24 Skywatchers in the United States and Canada could see a one-of-a-kind meteor shower late Friday night and early Saturday, astronomers say.

21 May 2014

Better care can save 3-m babies, mothers per year The lives of three million women and babies can be saved every year by 2025 for an annual investment of about a dollar per head in better maternity care, researchers said.

21 May 2014

Imploding sub a 'tragic loss': Titanic director Hollywood director James Cameron Tuesday mourned a "tragic loss" after a deep sea research vessel imploded nearly 10 kilometres (six miles) beneath the surface of the Pacific Ocean.

14 May 2014

Three astronauts land back on Earth in Soyuz capsule Three astronauts, including a Russian and an American, touched down safely on Earth Wednesday aboard a Soyuz capsule, the first such landing since Russia's relationship with the West slumped amid the Ukraine crisis.

14 May 2014

Pregnant women have more car crashes in 2nd trimester: study A new study out Monday suggests a new hazard to consider while pregnant: driving.

13 May 2014

Study lists dangerous chemicals linked to breast cancer Certain chemicals that are common in everyday life have been shown to cause breast cancer in lab rats and are likely to do the same in women, US researchers said.

13 May 2014

Guides, climbers cancel Everest expeditions after tragedy Distraught Nepalese guides and climbers cancelled expeditions on Mount Everest Monday after at least 13 colleagues died in an avalanche, as anger mounted at poor payments for sherpas who take huge risks on the world's highest peak.

22 April 2014

'Cherry tree from space' mystery baffles Japan A cosmic mystery is uniting monks and scientists in Japan after a cherry tree grown from a seed that orbited the Earth for eight months bloomed years earlier than expected -- and with very surprising flowers.

11 April 2014

Unique paleontological site disappearing in Pavlodar A unique archeological site containing remnants of rhinoceros and mastodons in Pavlodar will vanish if the city administration does not start to care about the Gusinii Perelet paleontological site.

10 April 2014

Australia's top court recognises 'neutral' third gender Australia's highest court on Wednesday recognised the existence of a third "non-specific" gender that is neither male nor female, in a landmark ruling campaigners said will help end years of discrimination.

02 April 2014

Russian spacecraft brings three-man crew to ISS after two-day delay A Russian spacecraft carrying a three-man Russian and US crew on Friday docked successfully at the International Space Station after an unprecedented two-day delay caused by a technical hitch.

28 March 2014

Intel buys fitness-tracking band maker Basis Intel on Tuesday announced it has bought fitness-tracking band maker Basis Science as part of a move into the hot wearable computing market.

26 March 2014

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