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This year’s Paris Motor Show played host to electric debuts from Mercedes and Volkswagen, but they weren’t the only ones to make a big battery-powered push. The new GLM G4 might boast supercar performance, but its four doors and sumptuous cabin mean the whole family can come along for the ride.

To prevent outbreaks of fungus and other microbe infestations aboard future space missions, ESA is carrying out an experiment on the International Space Station (ISS) to study the antibacterial properties of various materials in space.

Apple has signed the lease for a large new headquarters to be located in London's iconic Battersea Power Station. A heritage-protected former coal-fired power station situated on the banks of the River Thames, the site is currently undergoing a significant £8 billion (US$10 billion) redevelopment.

When it premiered in 2012, the all-electric Renault ZOE offered a driving range of up to 209 km (130 miles) per charge. Well, things have changed since then. Debuting this week, the latest version of the car nearly doubles that figure, reportedly topping out at 400 km (249 miles). ​​

A team of scientists has announced the past existence of a previously-unknown prehistoric shark. Although it wasn't as large as the infamous megalodon, the newly-described Megalolamna paradoxodon was similar in size to the present-day great white – and just as toothy. ​

This installment of our top 50 scientific documents moves into heavyweight territory with Isaac Newton's "Principia Mathematica", "De revolutionibus orbium coelestium" by Nicolaus Copernicus, the Archimedes Palimpsest, and Einstein's letter to Franklin D Roosevelt that catalyzed nuclear warfare.

From the all-electric i3 to hybrids like the X5 XDrive40e and glorious i8 supercar, BMW has been ramping up its low-emissions offerings in recent times. Now the i3 itself has been given an upgrade that adds a whopping 50 percent more range.

Ququq has been expanding its line of camping boxes to fit additional vehicle models, and its latest product, the G-box, transforms the famed Mercedes G-Class into the G-Camper, a powerful force in multi-day off-road exploration.

​You don't need to be an ergonomics expert to know that custom-fit cycling products are typically more comfortable than their off-the-rack equivalents. Formy Bike Grips are 3D-printed according to each customer's measurements, and we recently got our hands on a pair.​

Environmental scientists tracking greenhouse gases rising from the world's reservoirs say they produce the equivalent of around one gigaton of carbon dioxide each year, more than all of Canada, and a figure not currently taken into account when sizing up our environmental footprint.

Forty years after legislation was introduced to combat air pollution, atmospheric acidity has now dropped back down to pre-1930 levels. This comes out of research which used a new technique to measure the pH balance of ice core samples from the Greenland ice sheet, and how it’s changed year to year.

The popularity of swimming pools can be very seasonal, with people wanting to be outside when the weather is hot and sunny, but inside when it's cold and wet. To combat this, Dutch holiday park Eiland van Maurik has had a pool built that can be both indoors and outdoors.