Google teams with Oxford to teach machines to think
Google announced a partnership with artificial intelligence teams at Oxford University to teach machines to think like people.
Partial solar eclipse sweeps across North America
A partial solar eclipse swept across much of North America, triggering floods of blurry pictures of a crescent-shaped sun on Twitter and other social media.
Virus-free potato to hit Kazakhstan market in 2016
Kazakhstani scientists have developed virus-free potato that will soon hit the shelves of Kazakh stores.
From puddle to bottle: Kazakhstani invention purifies water
An inventor from Kazakhstan claims he has created an installation to purify both salty and puddle water.
Kazakhstan explores coal-to-oil opportunities
Kazakhstan Minister of Energy said that the country was considering producing synthetic oil from coal.
WWII ships found deep in 'Graveyard of the Atlantic'
Two sunken ships from World War II -- a German U-boat and an American merchant vessel -- have been found deep in the ocean off the coast of North Carolina.
Antibiotics may help animals spread salmonella: study
Giving animals antibiotics may make them sicker and could lead some to spread even more salmonella than they would have otherwise.
Pollution in pregnancy linked to lung damage in child
Women exposed to high levels of traffic pollution during the second trimester of pregnancy are at higher risk of giving birth to a child with weak lungs.
Comet Siding Spring whizzes past Mars
A comet the size of a small mountain whizzed past Mars, dazzling space enthusiasts with the once-in-a-million-years encounter.
Collapsible wings help eagle fight air turbulence
Soaring eagles tuck in their wings when encountering turbulence to avoid damaging their muscles, scientists suggested.
'Super' battery being developed in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstani scientists have developed a battery with a capacity times higher than in those currently available.
Malala dedicates Nobel award to 'voiceless' children
Education rights campaigner Malala Yousafzai dedicated her Nobel peace prize on Friday to "voiceless" children around the world.
'Sexting' still prevalent among US teens: researchers
"Sexting," or sending sexually explicit images by phone, remains prevalent among US teenagers despite the well-known risks and consequences.
US, German astronauts finish spacewalk to maintain ISS
An American and a German astronaut spent just over six hours on a spacewalk outside the International Space Station for equipment repairs and maintenance.
Trio win Nobel medicine prize for brain's 'GPS'
British-American researcher John O'Keefe won the Nobel Medicine Prize with May-Britt and Edvard Moser, for discovering an "inner GPS" that helps the brain navigate.
Scientists stretch haul of height-related genes
Scientists said they had pinpointed nearly 700 genetic variations that determine human height, more than tripling the haul in researc.
Scientists sound alarm over long wait for Nobel prize
Awarding Nobels decades after the original scientific discovery could lead to the coveted prize becoming irrelevant.
Woman has baby after womb transplant in world first: Lancet
A 36-year-old Swede has become the world's first woman to give birth after receiving a womb transplant.
US-India to collaborate on Mars exploration
The United States and India agreed to cooperate on future exploration of the Red Planet.
New Kazakh robot to help the visually impaired
Kazakhstan laboratory has built a prototype of a robot with a system of speech recognition and synthesis.