Prague, Berlin zoos to reintroduce wild horses to Kazakhstan
Prague zoo said Tuesday it would transport eight endangered wild horses to a Kazakhstan steppe in June in a joint project with the Tierpark Berlin zoo......»»
Study reveals changes in glaciers, snow cover and permafrost in Chinese Altai mountains since 2000
The Altai Mountains are located in the eastern hinterland of Central Asia, bordering Russia, China, Mongolia, and Kazakhstan. Chinese Altai Mountains, located in the north of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, belongs to the southern slope of the midd.....»»
After six decades, ‘Gagarin’s Start’ will meet its end as a launch pad
Agreement for funding from UAE fell through after Russia invaded Ukraine. Enlarge / A Soyuz FG rocket launches from Gagarin's Start in Kazakhstan. (credit: NASA) Because it lacks the funding to modernize its most histori.....»»
Rocket Report: Two small launchers fail in flight; Soyuz crew flies to ISS
This wasn't a great week for small launch vehicles. Enlarge / NASA Astronaut Loral O'Hara, Russian commander Oleg Kononenko, and cosmonaut Nikolai Chub prepare for launch September 15 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. (cr.....»»
Kazakhstan’s seizure of Russian space assets threatens the Soyuz-5 rocket
Russia has spent nearly $1 billion on the development of the new Soyuz-5 rocket. Enlarge / A Russian Proton-M rocket carrying Spain's satellite Amazonas-5 blasts off from the launch pad at the Russian-leased Baikonur cosmodrome i.....»»
Researchers complete taxonomic revision of Cynanchum plant species in northeastern Asia
Cynanchum thesioides (Freyn) K. Schum. is one of the most widespread species of Cynanchum L., a large genus in the family Apocynaceae. It is found in temperate northeastern Asia, from eastern Kazakhstan, Mongolia, northern China to the Korean Peninsu.....»»
Turkey tragedy jolts quake-prone Central Asia
When a devastating earthquake and aftershocks struck Turkey and Syria this month, Klara Imangalieva—who lives in the Central Asian country of Kazakhstan—realized she had to move......»»
Kazakhstan mulls endangered antelope cull after population boom
Kazakhstan is considering culls of its endangered saiga antelope, the ecology ministry told AFP Thursday, after citing scientific advice about the threat posed to agriculture since the population rebounded......»»
Apple and Android phones hacked by Italian spyware, Google says
An Italian company's hacking tools were used to spy on Apple and Android smartphones in Italy and Kazakhstan, Alphabet's Google said in a report on Thursday......»»
Attackers hit iOS and Android devices with spyware in Italy and Kazakhstan
Google has revealed that Android and iOS users in Europe were tricked into installing a malicious application that would then steal personal information off the device.Malware illustrationA report published by Google on Thursday has detailed findings.....»»
Rare saiga antelope population now over a million in Kazakhstan
The population of endangered Saiga antelopes in Kazakhstan is now over 1.3 million, the ecology ministry said Tuesday, in the latest boost to a species threatened by poaching and disease......»»
Satellite operator OneWeb switches launches to SpaceX
Global satellite communications company OneWeb said Monday that it will switch launches to Elon Musk's SpaceX, after suspending activities with Russia's Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan......»»
OneWeb turns to a competitor—SpaceX—to complete its constellation
"We’re on track to finish building out our full fleet of satellites." Enlarge / A stack of OneWeb satellites is shown before a launch at Baikonur in Kazakhstan. (credit: OneWeb) OneWeb announced on Monday that it has reached.....»»
Inside Kazakhstan"s giant crypto-mine
Kazakhstan is now the world's second biggest crypto-currency mining country, thanks partly to a vast mine in the desert......»»
Kazakhstan Internet Shutdown Deals Blow To Global Bitcoin Mining Operation
The global computing power of the bitcoin network has dropped sharply as the shutdown this week of Kazakhstan's internet during a deadly uprising hit the country's fast-growing cryptocurrency mining industry. From a report: Kazakhstan became last yea.....»»
How satellite collars are paving the way for smarter saiga antelope conservation
"It is hard now to even imagine how we could protect saiga without the use of satellite telemetry," says Albert Salemgareyev from the Association for the Conservation of Biodiversity of Kazakhstan (ACBK), in-country partner of Fauna & Flora Internati.....»»
Crypto miners blamed for Kazakhstan energy crisis
The Financial Times reports that demand for electricity in Kazakhstan has risen around eight percent this year, much more than its usual average growth rate of one to two percent. The surge has led to power shortages, blackouts in six regions of the.....»»
Crypto Miners in Kazakhstan Face Bitter Winter of Power Cuts
Illegal miners and mass relocations after a ban on crypto mining in China have overloaded energy grid. From a report: Matthew Heard, a software engineer from San Jose, is worried about his 33 bitcoin mining machines in Kazakhstan. In the past week, t.....»»
Facebook Denies Report It Gave Kazakhstan"s Government Special Direct Access to Its Content Reporting System
UPDATED: Earlier this week ZDNet reported that Facebook's parent company Meta "has granted the Kazakhstan government direct access to its content reporting system," as part of a joint agreement to work on removing content that is deemed harmful on so.....»»
Facebook Gives Kazakhstan Government Direct Access to Its Content Reporting System
"Facebook parent company Meta has granted the Kazakhstan government direct access to its content reporting system," reports ZDNet, "as part of a joint agreement to work on removing content that is deemed harmful on social network platforms like Faceb.....»»