At a meeting of the Council on Science and Education in Novosibirsk, Vladimir Putin said that the speed of innovation adoption determines the country's sovereignty and economy, and ordered to strengthen work in several areas.
Over a third of children in Japan`s Fukushima region could be prone to cancer if medics don`t apply more effort in treating their unusually overgrown thyroid glands and commit to international health aid and consultations, according to a new report.
Some world cities are becoming crippled by garbage, and the problem is only worsening as governments struggle to cope. According to a new report by the World Bank, urban rubbish generation is set to increase twofold over the next 15 years.
Russia has called for a joint international effort to fight the very real threat of nuclear terrorism in the world. The statement is part of a memorandum released at the Seoul Nuclear Security Summit.
Russian scientists have resurrected a flowering plant from 30,000-year-old seeds found in an Ice Age squirrel▓s treasure chamber in the Siberian permafrost. This pioneering experiment paves the way for the revival of other species.
A man-made virus that could wipe out half humanity has been deemed a terrorist threat. And while the scientists behind the Frankenstein-flu hoped their research would help find a cure, critics fear they have developed the ultimate bio-weapon.
A Russian Soyuz rocket has successfully launched, taking a three-person crew to man the International Space Station after a two-month delay caused by technical problems.
A huge asteroid, almost half a kilometer in diameter, swept past Earth on Tuesday night. This was the closest approach in 35 years by a cosmic object, as big as an aircraft.
Brutal, but beautiful: for citizens of the icy Arctic archipelago of Spitsbergen, polar bears are a common sight. Despite the obvious dangers, they are also a huge draw for visitors.
Some 45 per cent of 1,080 children under 15 from the Japanese Fukushima Prefecture have tested positive for thyroid exposure to radiation, a nuclear watchdog report says.
Mobile phones are increasingly sophisticated these days, but there is one use you might not have considered - catching fish.
They are the forgotten few - the Russian children suffering from a rare disease that few know how to cure. Up to now it has been all but ignored by the medical establishment, and mothers of young sufferers have been left with very little help.
If you were opposed to TSA body scanners before, new studies show that you might have more to worry about than just employees taking a peek at what`s beneath your blouse.
If you were to go ten miles out from each of the 65 nuclear power plants in the country, you`d find around four million Americans living within range of a catastrophic disaster. But what are the odds of one ever happening, right?
A push by the Russian government to raise childbirth statistics has driven lawmakers to propose a bill limiting a pregnant woman`s options for abortion. Critics oppose the initiative saying it is wrong and an ineffective way to deal with the problem.
Lawmakers in DC will be presented with a bill today that could legalize marijuana across the US. When the legislation is introduced to the House, it will mark the first ever bill proposed to Congress to end federal marijuana prohibition.
Moscow`s center for cardiac diseases took just 40 minutes to carry out a life-changing procedure using electric shocks to cure abnormal heartbeats. Doctors hope the innovation is the latest medical breakthrough and will soon be implemented worldwide.
Cheap, effective and highly toxic Endosulfan pesticide is banned in most countries, but still widely embraced by farmers in India. While the government claims there is no affordable alternative to the chemical, families are paying a high price.
An outbreak of a peculiar strain of the E. coli bacteria has already taken 40 lives worldwide.
The birth of a white rabbit with no ears not far from the damaged Fukushima power plant in Japan has sparked fear in locals.
One of the most highly-anticipated performances at the Chekhov International Theater Festival is "Eonnagata" from the Canadian mastermind Robert Lepage.
Three Americans who recently returned from a trip to Germany have been infected the same E. Coli strand that has spread through the EU and already killed 18 people and left over 1,800 ill.
Today marks one year since six plucky volunteers set off on an unprecedented 17-month simulated mission to Mars.
It takes a certain kind of stamina to plunge into an icy ocean, but it is all in a day`s work for the determined divers of Antarctica.
When workers at a zoo in Russia`s Far East arrived one morning, the last thing they expected to find was two baby bears in a box at their door, waiting to be taken care of.