Anyone who's ever visited or lived in New York is bound to ask — why would anyone want to make a book capturing its smells? Call her a dreamer or call her a realist but first time author Amber Jones believes the world's children deserve to take this olfactory journey be it good, bad or downright ugly in New York, Phew York.

Okay, so in Russia he's called the Siberian Snowman. He's also known as Yeti, Sasquatch or the Abominable Snowman. It's a creature of legend — allegedly spotted countless times — but never actually confirmed as real for hundreds of years. With sightings of this tall, hairy and human-like beast on the rise in recent years, this might be about to change.

Those crazy ad men who are always looking for new ways to reach consumers have kicked it up a notch. Make that several notches. The latest European ad for Nestle's Beneful dog food contains a high-pitched sound that only dogs can hear.

The process of cell research is a delicate, hands-on technique critical to the study of human disease and drug research. Until now, the hands have been those of scientists, but now a series of robots have successfully created its first culture in the lab. This huge step forward now frees up scientists to perform new experiments and other tasks, so why hasn't it happened before now?