'Gifts' from Chinese herbal medicine
Derived from a herb used to treat fevers some 1,700 years ago, the anti-malaria drug artemisinin is one of many treatments plucked from the treasure chest of ancient Chinese medicine.
EXPO-2017 Sphere will put Astana on the map: Khuan Chew
President Nursultan Nazarbayev has met with KCA International and Sembol Construction about EXPO-2017 venues in Astana.
Brain research gets $100 million boost
Research into brain diseases such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and traumatic injury got a boost with a $100 million pledge from a US foundation and seven universities.
Kazakh engineer builds revolutionary LEGO-like toy robot
Kazakh engineer Rustem Akishbekov has built a revolutionary toy-robot and plans to win over LEGO’s customers.
Liquid water found on Mars: NASA
Liquid water has been observed on the planet Mars which makes it far more likely that life could be found there, the US space agency NASA said.
India PM makes rock star appearance at Facebook
Standing side-by-side with Mark Zuckerberg, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a rock star appearance at Facebook, advocating for the political power of social media.
Instagram tops 400 million users
Instagram has rocketed past the 400-million-user mark, with more than 80 million pictures shared daily at the Facebook-owned service.
Apple explores rules of the road for self-driving cars
The California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) said that it met with Apple to discuss rules of the road regarding testing self-driving cars.
Robot attends school in Kazakhstan
In Karaganda, Kazakhstan there is a robot that attends classes instead of a disabled pupil.