The SESAME research center's particle accelerator in Jordan is aimed at strengthening scientific research in the Middle East. It's hoped it will also boost peace efforts. What are the chances of that?

Maria Soloveychik from Israel and Charly Chahwan from Lebanon have founded a bio-tech company in California. They're developing drugs to combat cancer and other genetically caused diseases. The joint venture would be impossible in their homelands.

Mauricio De La Torre from Bonn wants to know

In early 2016, the World Health Organization announced a vaccine for Ebola. Its success rate in West Africa was nearly 100%. Our report from Sierra Leone asks how the vaccine has changed life there.

Men generally enjoy preferential treatment – as Vivienne Ming knows from personal experience. Until 2007 the American neuroscientist was a man. She has been analyzing the financial disadvantages of being a woman in the US tech industry.

Sylt is an open air lab for modern coastal protection methods. The island -- like many other places in the world -- is threatened by changes linked to climate change.

One of the biggest challenges in brain surgery is removing brain tumours without damaging healthy tissue. A 'cyberknife' is a robotic radiosurgery system, which can remove tumors with high-precision radiation.

Use of CCTV is on the rise in cities around the world. But cameras don't necessarily prevent crime. Researchers are now developing an automated alarm system that sends timely warnings when a situation appears dangerous or is escalating out of control.

Olfactory cells in the nose are not the only cells in the body that react to smells. This knowledge could be of interest to the cosmetics industry, for example. DW visits Germany's most famous scent researcher.

Many people complain about muscle or joint pain. But often, doctors are unable to pinpoint the cause. Scientists in Cologne have developed a new approach. They measure movements with sensors, infra-red cameras and 3D analysis.