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Two satellites that were doomed to die if they remained in orbit around Earth are heading to the moon for a life extension

An online talk by a member of NASA's Kepler mission fuels speculation that the telescope has found Earth-like planets

As East and West Germany became one, a government ecologist got huge areas of land protected – such "hot moments" are key for maximising conservation

With inquiries into the affair now complete, Phil Jones reflects on his bruising experiences at the centre of the storm

Some dinosaurs' skulls changed so much as they matured that we've mistaken young and old for completely different species

All today's stories on NewScientist.com, including: force fields to protect astronauts, lizards that squirt tears of blood and a crowd sourced tattoo

The emotions you feel have evolved as tools to manipulate others into cooperating with you, says a controversial new theory

John Sulston is leading a study into the future and sustainability of global human population

A crowdsourced tattoo could have been a brave art experiment – but did contradictory priorities make this project wide of the mark, asks Kat Austen

The death of the computer mouse must rank as one of the slowest in history. Could Apple's latest offering provide the killer blow?

If ever there was an animal that said "Don't even think about eating me," it would be the blood-spraying Texas horned lizard

Another oil leak hit Louisiana's coastal waters yesterday when a barge hit a shallow well – are such accidents surprisingly common, asks Sujata Gupta

Interplanetary adventurers must contend with deadly solar radiation – but the moon's magnetic memories may hold the key to safe space flight

The most accurate clock ever sent to space will soon be hosted by the International Space Station – it could help to reveal changes in nature's fundamental constants

Japan's IKAROS spacecraft has used liquid-crystal layers to steer using only the pressure of sunlight – a first for solar sails

All today's stories on NewScientist.com, including: aircon that doesn't warm the planet, the hidden secrets of biodiesel and the mathematics of rowing

Researchers at the centre of the climategate controversy plan to release three major temperature data sets and details of how they are processed

The search is on for better ways of growing algae for fuel – current methods use more carbon emissions than the biofuel saves

The release of tens of thousands of secret documents about the war in Afghanistan relied on a network of servers that cover a leaker's online tracks

Veteran science writer Victor McElheny recounts the fascinating story of how our genome came to be mapped in Drawing the Map of Life