Scientists in Switzerland are developing a revolutionary new gel that may empower women to protect themselves against the deadly AIDS virus. (June 14)
Kids have a new secret weapon against adults: a 17 kilohertz ring tone that grownups can't hear. (June 13)
Japanese scientists have developed a computer-generated representation of the Mona Lisa's voice.(June 13)
A Swiss biotechnology firm has tested the first vaccine to treat those allergic to common dust mites. The research is tracing a promising strategy for a cure for other allergies too. (June 12)
Scientists in Australia say that within a decade they will be able to grow spare parts for humans. (June 12)
Recipient of donated kidney meets donor; they become friends. (June 10)
Archaeologists in Rome have unearthed a human skeleton dating back to the 10th century B.C. (June 8)
A team of engineers near Tokyo have unveiled the latest version of a rescue robot, a machine that can be used to search for victims in mountains of rubble. (June 8)
Gravity and weightlessness are two conditions synonymous with space travel. Researchers here on Earth are looking into microgravity in a bid to understand both conditions and their effect upon life in space. (June 7)
One L.A.-based team of engineers works to perfect a process that turns ocean salt water into clean drinking water. (June 6)
The adult film industry is way ahead of mainstream Hollywood film makers, with X-rated moves that can be downloaded and burned to a DVD, right over the Internet. (June 6)
Engineers in Israel have developed a way to quickly bring those trapped in skyscrapers to safer ground with an expandable escape chute that works like an elevator. (June 6)
The United Nations wants camel milk to be as popular in western countries as it is in north Africa and Arabic states. Kenya is one of the African countries where camel milk production is on the increase. (June 6)
An international agreement is in the process of being ratified that could see researchers across the world gain access to 50 million Nazi files, that describe the mechanics of mass murder. (June 5)
Sick children who cannot leave their hospital beds may soon have another way of going to class. A new pair of robots allows pupils to live-link directly to their normal classroom and take part in lessons. (June 5)
Orangutans stolen from the wild are being retrained in special jungle schools to learn how to live in their natural habitat.(June 1)
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