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Renowned biologist Richard Dawkins talks with oncologist Michael Baum about complementary and alternative medicine, about their uses and their dangers.

4 decades ago, a vaccine for respiratory syncytial virus was tested in the US. The test had terrible results. Formalin was blamed for the failure, but new research and new knowledge have now solved the mystery, and are pointing to a promising solution.

The Theory of Evolution is about 150 years old now, and it is fast becoming an accepted fact among non-scientists worldwide. This is far from being the case however, in the Islamic world.

A Dutch centre for medicotechnological innovation has brought a light-emitting frog on the market. The frog is meant to make injections easier for both the patient and the doctor.

The Eastern point of Africa is separating from the rest of the continent. Amazingly, this is happening very quietly, thanks to molten rock that fills the seams.

It is not even a decade ago that astronomers detected a gas giant outside our solar system passing in front of the star it is orbiting, and astronomers are now ready to find planets as small as our very own planet Earth.

An ongoing study of bats on the small volcanic Island of Montserrat suggests that the common method to determine the ecological situation of a region, is possibly flawed.

Now that Christmas is in the air, you might want to take a look at the Sony E-Reader PRS-505, either for yourself or a loved one who loves to read books. How useful is it? Let’s take a good look at an exciting device.

The search for genes that drive speciation is a difficult one. No more than a handful of these have been found. Now, the first of these genes in mammals has been found. It is a very important step.

Professor Richard Dawkins interviewed Father George Coyne for his program “The Genius of Charles Darwin.” Although the interview did not make the program, it was a remarkable interview, and it can now be seen on the Internet.