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Biotech stocks fall as Clinton slams high drug prices Biotech stocks took a hit after Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton pledged to take action against runaway price increases on specialty drugs.

22 September 2015

Headless human remains discovered in ancient Hun burials in Kazakhstan Archaeologists in Kazakhstan are puzzled over headless remains found in ancient burials of Hun and Sarmat warriors.

27 August 2015

Seven Kazakhstani start-up teams to travel to Sillicon Valley in October Seven start-up projects from Kazakhstan have qualified in the final round of TECHNATION acceleration program for start-up teams from CIS, Europe and Asia.

30 July 2015

Solar power plant developed by Nazarbayev University researchers and SunPower presented in Astana A solar power plant SunPower Oasis C-7 has been presented in Kazakhstan’s capital Astana.

16 July 2015

Some corals have DNA to adapt to warmer climate: study Some coral species are better at adapting to climate change than others, and they may be able to pass their hardy DNA onto the next generation.

26 June 2015

Chocolate may be good for your heart, study suggests New research has added to tentative evidence that eating chocolate in modest quantities may be good for the heart.

16 June 2015

Kazakhstani scientists explain Kalachi sleeping syndrome Are the causes of the sleeping syndrome in Kalachi finally found?

11 June 2015

New study backs risk estimate for contraceptive pills The broadest study of its kind on Wednesday backed estimates that newer kinds of contraceptive pills carry a higher risk of dangerous blood clots.

27 May 2015

Overweight in teens boosts middle age bowel cancer risk Teenagers who are very overweight may run double the risk of developing colorectal cancer when they reach middle age.

26 May 2015

Air France to continue transporting lab monkeys Air France will continue to transport live monkeys for laboratory testing, the airline's CEO Alexandre de Juniac said at an Air-France-KLM shareholders' meeting held.

22 May 2015

Smartphones among top gadgets for Americans: survey Smartphones are now used in 72 percent of US homes and have become the third most owned electronics item for Americans.

12 May 2015

Large Hadron Collider resumes collisions after upgrade The world's largest particle smasher resumed colliding protons Tuesday as it gradually reboots following a two-year upgrade.

06 May 2015

Russian cargo spacecraft hit by glitch: official Russian officials said an unmanned Progress spacecraft carrying supplies to the International Space Station had suffered a glitch.

28 April 2015

Most powerful space telescope ever to launch in 2018 As the Hubble Space Telescope celebrates 25 years in space this week, NASA and its international partners are building an even more powerful tool.

22 April 2015

Google to help search for Scotland's Loch Ness monster Those keen to search for Scotland's mythical Loch Ness monster can do so after Google launched a cache of underwater and surface images of the lake.

22 April 2015

Japan robot receptionist welcomes shoppers She can smile, she can sing and this robot receptionist who started work in Tokyo never gets bored of welcoming customers to her upmarket shop.

20 April 2015

Kazakhstani nomads reach North Pole in 6 days Kazakhstani expedition has conquered the North Pole and placed the flag of Kazakhstan and flag of the Assembly of People of Kazakhstan as symbols of visitation.

18 April 2015

NASA spacecraft set for death plunge into Mercury A NASA probe that has circled Mercury for the past four years will make a dramatic death plunge into the planet's surface in late April when it runs out of fuel.

17 April 2015

Japan says will try again with 'scientific' whaling programme Japan's top whaling negotiator said Tokyo would try again to justify its "scientific" Antarctic Ocean hunt.

14 April 2015

Smartphone device may help diagnose cancer A new device that can be added to a smartphone may be able to accurately and cheaply diagnose cancer, a technology which could be useful in remote areas.

14 April 2015

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