3D print extra bits for old objects to help extend their life
New printing systems create additions that can augment and repair things we already own
Hot Jupiters may have formed through planetary billiards
The first exoplanets found were gas giants orbiting close to their stars – a study suggests they could be built from collisions of several smaller planets
Pluto surprises with ice volcanoes and alien weather
New revelations from NASA's New Horizons probe shows Pluto's diverse geology is blanketed with a more compact atmosphere than we thought
Venomous pseudoscorpions use huge pincers to hitchhike on bats
A small type of arachnid struggles to get from A to B – so it hitches a ride on board bats instead, using its large pincers to hold on
ExxonMobil faces inquiry on what it knew about climate change
The oil giant is to be investigated over alleged suppression since the 1970s of research revealing the effect of fossil fuels on the climate
Alzheimer’s drug found to cause harm to mouse brain cells
An antibody in trials to treat Alzheimer's in humans has been shown to be damaging in mice, causing neurons in their brain to become hyperactive
US oil industry and green lobby together brought down Keystone
President Obama cancelled it, but the Keystone XL pipeline may have been doomed by the US oil industry itself, as much as the environmental movement
Growing corals bathe themselves in acid without suffering damage
A coral reef has been seen increasing the acidity in the water around it, suggesting that corals may survive ocean acidification caused by climate change
Smoking weed is now a human right in Mexico
Mexico has ruled that banning personal use of cannabis violates the human right to free development of one's personality. Will other countries follow suit?
Pope’s call for action on climate change has shifted US views
A representative survey of 900 people in the US reveals that many are more concerned about climate change since the pope issued his call to action
