Man-made materials have revolutionised the last century of human existence, especially plastics, which lead to the throwaway society we now find ourselves living in. But will a new invention, that of a self healing rubber compound, have anywhere near as much impact?

Nicholas Gurewitch has just announced that he's retiring his Perry Bible Fellowship comic strip.

Sort of.

We've all had the emails from a Nigerian fraudster who urge you for help in their time of need, with promises of great wealth to follow if you reply. Most of us know they are scams and consign them to junk, but unfortunately a new wave of romance scammers seems to be enticing victims with promises of love rather than money.