"It looks like I'm special, but I'm not. I'm no different from anybody else," Hadiyah-Nicole Green, PhD said. "When opportunity found me, I was prepared."

If you’re looking for a new way to tone up ladies then I suggest you dust off your high school notes from physics class. That’s right, those complicated formulas can and totally  should be used during your sweat sessions today. Don’t worry, there won’t be a pop quiz this time around. Instead keep reading and […]

The latest glimmer of hope in the ongoing race to cure AIDS comes from an experimental new gel. Researchers announced this week that a vaginal gel helps protect monkeys–and, potentially, women–against HIV infection, even when it is applied as long as three hours after sexual intercourse. “If you’re having sex that’s in any way not […]

The first miracle baby to be functionally cured of HIV in the US is now in good company, doctors say. Born in California last summer to a mother with advanced, untreated AIDS, a nine-month-old girl has been declared HIV-negative after having received antiretroviral drugs immediately following its birth. Traces of the virus have seemingly vanished from the infant’s […]

One Pittsburgh woman is working hard to guarantee that the next generation’s Mark Zuckerbergs and Bill Gates are not overlooked in her African-American community. Shimira Williams’ long-lived love for STEM subjects (science, technology, engineering and math) inspired her to launch TekStart Day Care, a place where young urban techies would be encouraged to pursue interests […]

Canadian scientist Le Trung has created “Aiko,” the world’s first fembot.