science in the East

9 Nov. 21:00

Iranian schoolchildren win at international invention Fair

Schoolchildren from Iran received 5 gold medals and two special prizes

1 Oct. 15:30

Japan approves drug to treat Alzheimer's disease

Japan's health ministry has officially approved the domestic production and sale of a new drug for Alzheimer's disease. Donanemab was developed by U.S. pharmaceutical firm Eli Lilly. The ministry gave the greenlight on October …

14 Aug. 10:30

Türkiye not to integrate Steel Dome into NATO

Turkiye announced its plans to inaugurate the Steel Dome project, a multi-layered and comprehensive air defense shield system to be built with domestic resources. The project will help all sensors and weapons systems work together in an …

7 Aug. 12:30

World's oldest calendar discovered in Turkey?

Mysterious carvings deciphered at the Göbekli Tepe archaeological site in Turkey suggest the world’s oldest monument is a solar calendar built to memorialise a devastating comet strike, the …

6 Aug. 11:00

Kazakhstan and China to jointly build lunar base

Kazakhstan and China will jointly build a research base on the Moon, the Kazakh Ministry of Digital Development, Innovations and Aerospace Industry reported. The construction of the base is outlined in a memorandum signed in July …

19 Jun. 18:20

Kazakhstan to feed world with locusts

Scientists in Kazakhstan plan to collect locusts and supply them to agricultural producers

8 Jun. 20:00

Azerbaijani astronaut goes to space

A native of Azerbaijan living in Türkiye participates in space mission

30 May. 12:00

Adana to host Teknofest 2024 in October

Türkiye’s premiere technology and aviation festival Teknofest will be held in Adana on October 2-6, chairperson of the T3 board of trustees and the chairperson of Teknofest's board of directors Selçuk Bayraktar …

15 Apr. 20:35

Seismologists from Japan to come to Almaty

Japanese scientists will study the earthquake in Almaty. Seismologists will arrive in Kazakhstan and talk about seismic isolation and safety measures during tremors.

14 Mar. 13:00

Turkish archaeologists discover Stone Age piercings

Turkish archaeologists have found the oldest-yet evidence of body piercing in human remains dating back 11,000 years. The findings, …

20 Feb. 12:00

Turkish scientists designe robot bees

Türkiye’s Middle East Technical University (METU) in Ankara has received an award for developing “robot bees” that can feed their real …

8 Feb. 11:00

First Turkish astronaut expected to return to Earth tomorrow

After spending an extra four days in space, the first all-European private astronaut mission Axiom-3 (Ax-3), including fist Turkish astronaut …

6 Feb. 21:50

Azerbaijani seismologists to recheck causes of earthquake in Türkiye

Research of the causes of the 2023 earthquake will be carried out in the city of Kahramanmaraş and the village of Pazarcık in Türkiye again. The research will be carried out by seismologists from Azerbaijan.

22 Jan. 10:30

Iran successfully launches homegrown satellite

Iran has successfully launched its Sorayya satellite into orbit, Iranian state media reported. The satellite was put into a 750 km orbit, the highest successfully reached by Iran, the reports said. The 50 kg satellite was …

10 Jan. 10:30

Uzbekistan develops edible tomato COVID-19 vaccine

Uzbek scientists have created an edible COVID-19 vaccine synthesized from the common tomato called TOMAVAC, according to the Frontiers research journal website. According to the journal, the scientists inserted a fragment of …

28 Nov 2023 in 12:00

Iran to launch five satellites in four months

Iran will launch five satellites by the end of this year (March 20, 2024), Iranian Minister of Information and Communication Technology Issa Zarepour announced. According to him, two of the satellites will be launched by the …