Science & Technology

 A red ribbon, the symbol of the worldwide campaign against AIDS.

Scientists Seek HIV Vaccine Using Monkey Model

Proposed vaccine would trigger T cell response More

This image from NASA's Curiosity rover shows the open inlet where powered rock and soil samples will be funneled down for analysis. (NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS)

Photogallery  Mars Rover Preparing for First Major Drive

Curiosity to undergo final round of mechanical checks Thursday before making its first lengthy drive across surface of Red Planet More

An undated screen shot shows a scene of the game EVE. (AP Photo)

Death of US Diplomat Shakes Online Gamers

The killing of a US diplomat in Libya has shaken the Internet-based gaming world, where he was a prominent member of the EVE Online community More

Apple CEO Tim Cook at the unveiling of iPhone 5, San Francisco, Sept. 12, 2012.

Apple Unveils New iPhone 5

Company is seeking to regain lead in smartphone sales it lost earlier this year to South Korean-based Samsung More

This image from two instruments aboard NASA’s Mars Global Surveyor, depicts an orbital view of the north polar region of Mars. New findings from the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter have revealed subsurface geology in this region.

NASA Finds 'Dry Ice' Snowfalls on Mars

Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter gathers evidence that Red Planet has snow clouds comprised of frozen carbon dioxide More


More Science & Technology News

Tree Deaths Linked to Climate Change

Forest loss could trigger transition to different ecosystem
More

Sea Life Color Codes Food for Survival

Deep ocean creatures have color vision which combines sensitivity to blue and ultraviolet light
More

To Avoid Humans, Tigers Take Night Shift

Study results could trigger conservation management changes
More

East African Farmers Plant Seeds of Innovation

New methods help ensure food security, climate change mitigation
More

Video Teens Help Revive California Nature

Nature Conservancy program provides opportunities for students to learn and experience diversity in environment, people
More

US Rover, Probe Make Marks in Space

Space agency releases pictures of rover track marks on Mars
More

Studies: Vitamin B3 Boosts Immune System to Kill Superbugs

US public health officials report that more Americans now die annually from MRSA than from AIDS, and new research is extremely promising
More

Video Nokia, Microsoft Promote New Phones

Devices boast wireless charging, improved cameras and will run on new Microsoft Windows 8 OS
More
More Articles

Science Video

Your JavaScript is turned off or you have an old version of Adobe's Flash Player. Get the latest Flash player.
Your JavaScript is turned off or you have an old version of Adobe's Flash Player. Get the latest Flash player.
Video

Video Report: Child Mortality Drops -- But Not Enough

new report -- released jointly by three U.N. agencies and the World Bank -- says that despite progress by health programs worldwide in reducing infant mortality, prospects remain dire: a child still dies every five seconds somewhere in the world. The new report calls for renewed international commitments to child survival. VOA’s Vidushi Sinha has more.
More