Kazakhstan is warming twice as fast as the planet: +0.40°C per decade versus +0.18–0.20°C globally. 2025 was the warmest year since 1941, with an anomaly of +2.96°C.
Processed food with chemical additives accelerates brain aging and impairs memory in older adults. Experts recommend switching to natural products.
Eleven people have been convicted in Kazakhstan's Abai Region for a series of livestock thefts: 36 head of small livestock were stolen and 14 more were targeted. The verdict has not yet taken effect.
Almaty officials explain how utility services must maintain waste sites: washing and disinfecting 10,000 containers, and treating the area for rodents.
Scientists have captured at the chemical level how polluted air leaves a trace in the blood: inflammation markers warn in advance of heart risks.
Gulzira Aidarbekova posted an AI video about Kairat Nurtas's rise: from concerts for 30 people to venues with 30,000 spectators.
Kazakhstan recorded 21,400 road accidents in the first eight months of 2026, down nearly 5%, with fatalities falling 15% to 1,230, official data show.
A horse escaped from its pen, a cat refused to give up a cradle to a girl, and a tazy named Altynbakyt 'talks' on the phone with its grandmother — these videos amused Kazakhstan.
A girl from Tashkent asked for a trip to 15 countries as mahr instead of jewelry or a car. The video gained 2 million views, and commenters were divided.
Sevy Swift from the US and Athena Leong from Singapore built the Lego World Map from 11,695 pieces in five hours, earning a Guinness World Record.
Kazakhstan's Ministry of Education has approved rules on smartphone use in schools: phones are allowed only with a teacher's permission, effective October 9.
78-year-old Cat Bowie from Scotland is recognized as the oldest Fortnite streamer and enters the Guinness World Records: she has over 24,000 subscribers.
Matières Fécales held a show at Paris Fashion Week: 99 models, the Ninety Nine Percent collection, and a Gods finale with billionaire figures on models' backs.
Stepnogorsk prosecutors found housing register violations: 9 deceased and 14 departed people were on the waiting list, while a vacant apartment went undistributed.
A study of 204,938 people linked the EAT-Lancet diet to a blood molecular profile and a lower risk of lung cancer, COPD and diabetes.
Scientists found that caffeinated and decaffeinated coffee alters the gut microbiome, affecting stress, memory and mood through the gut-brain axis.
In Q2 2026, Kazakhstan's poverty rate was 5%, with 1.03 million low-income citizens. Turkistan Region had the highest rate, Astana the lowest.
More than 1 million Kazakhstanis have incomes below the subsistence minimum, and nearly 90% of them live in large families, Bureau of National Statistics data for Q2 2026 show.
Street artist Stanislav Alert was arrested for five days in Petropavlovsk for painting trash bins to film a video. He admitted his guilt in court.
Astana Mayor Zhenis Kassymbek urged care for city property, reported 143 punished for property damage and 928 administrative offenses for littering.
Kazakhstan has launched the "10 Readers of the Year" marathon: participants will read 15 books, and ten winners will each receive 10 million tenge in spring 2027.
Kazakhstan's Education Ministry has updated personal safety lessons with over 140 topics, including deepfakes, dropper schemes and 'easy money' scams for students.
A 43-year-old widower on a suspended sentence has been detained in Kokshetau; police seized 22 packets of mephedrone. He was previously convicted of drug crimes.
Kazakh singer BikaBreezy and rapper JayTrue win the Pop Songs Chart 2026 award in China: their track Bāshì is named Popular Song of the Year.