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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 17:12

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 10:58

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 15:21

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 10:16

Large Hadron Collider starts up again after two-year upgrade The world's largest particle smasher restarted after a two-year upgrade that will allow physicists to explore uncharted corners of what makes up the universe.

06 April 2015 12:49

Packed with health benefits, coffee gains ground with experts Coffee is gaining ground among medical experts who say it can protect against heart disease, Parkinson's, Alzheimer's and diabetes, even if it is decaffeinated.

02 April 2015 15:11

First Kazakh expedition to North Pole Kazakhstan is sending its first expedition to the North Pole.

24 March 2015 02:47

Toyota rolls into TED with zippy new way to get around Steve Gundrum was grinning when he climbed out of a Toyota some might call a cross between a zippy scooter and an eco-friendly electric car.

20 March 2015 14:30

Magical views from top of the world for solar eclipse All eyes will be on the skies for a total solar eclipse expected to offer spectacular views, if only in the far northern Svalbard archipelago and Faroe Islands.

20 March 2015 13:55

Gates calls for 'germ games' instead of war games Bill Gates opened a mock Ebola field hospital at the prestigious TED Conference as part of a call to be battle-ready for a deadly global epidemic.

19 March 2015 11:47

Milky Way may host billions of planets in 'habitable' zones: study The Milky Way galaxy may be home to billions of planets orbiting their host stars in a "habitable zone" where life could theoretically exist.

18 March 2015 14:44

Liquid metal 'Terminator' robot inspires 3D printer A terrifying killer liquid metal robot from a blockbuster "Terminator" science fiction film has inspired what was heralded here as a revolution in 3D printing.

18 March 2015 14:16

From cancer-battling bacteria to life on Mars at TED Brilliant minds wrapped around heady notions ranging from injecting medicine by laser to cherishing life on Earth while seeking a future in the stars as the TED conference began.

17 March 2015 15:39

Astronauts return to Earth on Russian Soyuz spaceship Two Russian cosmonauts and an American astronaut returned to Earth aboard a Soyuz space capsule after spending six months at the International Space Station.

12 March 2015 15:18

One billion young at risk of hearing loss from loud music: WHO More than one billion young people risk damaging their hearing through listening to loud music, the World Health Organization (WHO) said.

28 February 2015 12:01

Russia confirms will use International Space Station till 2024 Russia will continue using the International Space Station along with NASA until 2024, its space agency said, after Moscow had threatened to stop financing it in 2020.

25 February 2015 15:04

British 'chocolate greenhouse' saving the world's cocoa Chocolate lovers take heart: a steamy greenhouse near London is helping to ensure that cocoa crops globally remain disease-free and bountiful to cope with the growing appetite.

23 February 2015 15:14

NASA delays spacewalk to Saturday to analyze spacesuit The start of a series of spacewalks to carry out major work at the International Space Station will be delayed by a day to Saturday so NASA can investigate a spacesuits problem.

20 February 2015 14:59

When fake news goes viral, blame the media: study It's true. Don't believe everything you read on the Internet.

14 February 2015 14:14

Looking for love online? Change your name to Aardvark Scientists who found that people whose online name began with a letter in the top half of the alphabet -- A to M -- get the most "looks" from others.

13 February 2015 12:30

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