Science

In recent days, we have often been hearing ministers say, "We'll give importance to innovation and research and development in the upcoming period." In fact, this was being discussed for a while now but not much of a progress has been made in these areas.

China continues to up its game in space sciences, including one particularly ambitious project, the world’s largest radio telescope. There’s just one problem: they can’t find anyone to operate it.

US government scientists work hard to protect the public.

Some study infectious diseases and effective treatments. Others ensure that drugs, food, vehicles, or consumer products live up to their claims and don’t harm anyone.

An earthquake of magnitude 4.2 on the Richter scale shook Central Italy in the early hours of Saturday, Italy's National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology said. Mediapool reported.

General Secretary for Human Rights Maria Giannakaki wants legal action to be taken against a man calling himself "Father Cleomenis," who poses as a monk and this week posted a video of himself vandalizing the Holocaust Memorial in Larissa, central Greece.

Scientists from Puerto Rico have heard some "strange signals" from a star that is just 11 light-years away. The mystery of the signals has already spawned speculation about extraterrestrial life around the red dwarf star Ross 128. Reported France Press. 

Crete was jolted by an earthquake measuring 4.4 magnitude on the Richter scale Monday afternoon.

According to the Athens Geodynamic Institute, the quake's epicenter was around 41 kilometers southwest of the southeastern Aegean island of Kasos at an estimated depth of 10 kilometers.

Darwin's theory of evolution has been excluded from the most recent draft of Turkey's new national curriculum, which will be released following the Eid al-Fitr holiday, the head of the Education Ministry's curriculum board, Alpaslan Durmuş, has said.

Two days ago, the Turkish Business and Industry Association (TÜSİAD) held a conference about STEM-A education and what it means for Turkey. At the end of the report, they had some suggestions as well. The report was prepared in collaboration with PWC.  

There is a need to restructure the education curriculum by focusing more on science, technology, engineering and math, the chair of the Turkish Industry and Business Association (TÜSİAD) urged on June 13.