SCIENCE

A Nasa astronaut has made the first ever 3D-printed object in space, proving the tech could help ISS.

With energy being the biggest contributor to emissions, the International Energy Agency lays out a five-point plan for a low carbon energy sector.

In a cradle-to-cradle approach, scientists have been able to synthesise plastics from biomass that after use degrade to its initial molecules.

Commemorating 50 years since Mariner 4 was launched to Mars, Uwingu plans to beam to the planet 90,000 messages from the public using radio telescopes.

Council members of the city of Cambridge, Massachusetts want their capital and retirement funds out of Dow Chemical.

Three UK projects say geoengineering may not be a great way to fix the planet's climate.

A 13% decrease in fuel consumption has been shown by reducing drag on trucks fitted with these devices.

100 scientists around the globe crack the genome code of Strigamia maritime centipede which lost its sight 200 million years ago

Researchers converted sawdust cellulose into hydrocarbon chains that can be used in gasoline or plastic

Dan Kitwood photographs some of the 1,220 grey seal pups born at Donna Nook so far this winter.

Extreme weather events will not change climate change sceptics' views on global warming.

Harking back on common but differentiated responsibilities on climate change, China has called on rich nations to do more than poor nations.

Scientists discover homosexuality may have evolved from a need for social bonding.

In a first demonstration of theory, researchers at the University of Basel have cooled down a small membrane using ultracold atoms.

Netherland researchers create molecules that are compared to processes that triggered life in primordial soup.

Analysis of bone remains from prehistoric site shows man consumed mammoth meat in large quantities.

Hundred mud-brick homes destroyed and 100 roads blocked including six national highways in the south.

Hi-tech robot can provide accurate ice thickness measurements from areas too difficult to access.

Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon is on the increase for the first time in ten years.

Physicist John Brandenberg claims intelligent life on Mars was annihilated by nuclear attacks

Anglerfish Melanocetus captured on film in wild off Monterey Bay.

Woodland Trust debunks popular 'confirmed sighting' of Loch Ness monster.

Papers showing development of theory of evolution released by Cambridge University Library

Country is passing legislation to help meet ambitious climate change targets.

Coming after the UNEP report, the World Bank commissioned report finds the planet cannot avoid a rise in temperature and its damaging consequences.

European Space Agency's spacecraft to be launched in 2016 is expected to reach Mercury in 2024 and stay in orbit while studying the planet.

From views on God to theories on the universe, Einstein's letters and manuscripts continue to throw light on what the genius believed in.

In the largest ever study of its kind, scientists tested 409 pairs of gay brothers.

Quake hits Nagano region 170km north-west of Tokyo, leaving traffic disrupted and 200 homes without power.