Ozone pact helped cool the planet: study
A slowdown in global warming that climate sceptics cite in favour of their cause was partly induced by one of the world's most successful environment treaties, a study said on Sunday.
Philippine elite fight ageing with stem cell therapy
Cynthia Carrion-Norton flits high-heeled around the Philippine capital with energy levels belying her years, thankful for a controversial treatment she highly recommends to fellow sixty-somethings.
Tests point to polonium poisoning in Arafat death: Jazeera
Swiss scientists have concluded that Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat probably died from polonium poisoning.
Robots to help elderly or paint nails at Tokyo expo
Pneumatic muscle suits and a walking stick that behaves like a guide dog competed for attention with an industrial robot that can paint fingernails at a huge expo in Tokyo Thursday.
Countdown to Mars: Indian mission prepares for blastoff
India's launches its first mission to Mars on Tuesday, aiming to become the only Asian nation to reach the Red Planet with a programme designed to showcase its low-cost space technology.
Breakthrough in hunt for HIV vaccine
US scientists seeking to unravel the mysteries of HIV have made an important breakthrough after capturing the clearest image yet of a protein which allows the deadly virus to attack human immune cells, new research showed Tuesday.
Chile observatory finds the coldest spot in space
The coldest place in the universe -- just one degree above absolute zero, the temperatures at which all atoms freeze -- is the Boomerang Nebula.
First virus free potatoes harvested in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan has harvested its first virus-free potatoes this autumn.
NASA to probe why Mars lost its atmosphere
NASA said Monday it is on track to launch its Maven probe to Mars next month to find out why the Red Planet lost much of its atmosphere.
Australian scientists strike gold in gum trees
Australian researchers have found tiny particles of gold hidden inside the leaves of eucalyptus trees, in a discovery they say could help prospectors discover new deposits of the precious metal.
Is the 'Christmas Comet' cracking up?
An incoming comet that skygazers had hoped would provide one of the greatest celestial shows of the century, could be a fizzle.
Help at hand to relocate threatened species
Australian and New Zealand scientists Thursday said they have devised the "first rigorous framework" on deciding whether to relocate endangered animals threatened with extinction by climate change.
NASA ban on Chinese scientists 'inaccurate': lawmaker
A controversial decision by NASA to bar Chinese scientists from a conference on exoplanets next month was deemed "inaccurate" Tuesday by the US congressman who wrote the law.
Cellular breakthrough earns trio Nobel for medicine
A trio of American scientists won the Nobel Prize for Medicine on Monday for pioneering work on the body's cell transport system.
Kazakhstan astronomers to help build unique telescope
Kazakhstan astronomers will take part in the Ultraviolet international project of the World Space Observatory.
'God Particle' in focus as Nobel season kicks off
The Nobel season kicks off Monday amid expectations that the physics prize will honour the discovery of the "God Particle", while a Pakistani girl who was shot and nearly killed by the Taliban could receive the peace prize.
Ballerina brain holds secret to balance: study
Years of training cause structural changes in a ballerina's brain that help her stay balanced in the pirouette, said a report Friday that may aid the treatment of chronic dizziness.
Kazakhstan citizen claims solving Riemann hypothesis
A mechanical engineer from Saryagash town, Kazakhstan, Yessenbek Ushtenov claims that he has solved one of the seven problems of the millennium, the Riemann hypothesis.
Study suggests brain protein as Alzheimer drug target
Scientists have a new lead on a possible treatment to slow Alzheimer's disease by targeting a protein involved in limiting flexibility in the aging brain.
Chinese hospital seeks virgins' blood
A Chinese hospital's request for blood from healthy female virgins for use in medical research has been condemned as insulting to women.