Iris Barbier

Jupiter may have careened through the early Solar System like a wrecking ball, smashing up the inner planets and creating a very odd planetary formation, say scientists in California.

If there's a fierce, car-sized creature with hundreds of teeth on your tail, there's only one thing to do: run!

Forget swallowing fat-busting pills every day. Scientists have programmed microbes to make molecules that suppress hunger, so losing weight might be as simple as drinking water laced with bacteria.

Have you ever started sneezing with a dripping nose and streaming eyes while trying to enjoy the blossoming plants in the warmth of spring? Well help may soon be on the way, as scientists could be getting closer to finding a cure to common pollen allergies.