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2023 news review

Read 51¶¯Âþ’s selection of the biggest science and technology news stories of 2023
Read an extract from The Future by Naomi Alderman

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Read an extract from The Future by Naomi Alderman

In this tantalising extract from Naomi Alderman's new novel The Future, the latest pick for the 51¶¯Âþ Book Club, a tech chief executive discovers the end of the world is nigh

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Chemistry

Notoriously complex material called 'plumber's nightmare' created

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Molecular Storms review: Unsung physics helps unpick life's complexity

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ISS still

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14 science fiction films to watch out for in 2024

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HC Gilje

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Celebrating dark skies at a festival in deepest Denmark

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Alastair Reynolds, British sci-fi author

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The best new science fiction books of January 2024

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Hera, her CubeSats, and their rocky target

Space

In 2024 the Hera mission will revisit the asteroid punched by NASA

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Space

Get ready to see a total solar eclipse in 2024 – here's how

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Technology

Encryption upgrade in 2024 will keep data safe from quantum computers

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Environment

2024 could finally see greenhouse gas emissions start to decline

If governments step up support for renewable energy and other efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, 2024 could see total carbon emissions begin to fall

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Technology

Europe plans to build the world’s fastest supercomputer in 2024

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Technology

AI firms will face copyright infringement lawsuits in 2024

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Space

Europa Clipper will launch to Jupiter in 2024 to explore its icy moon

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Health

Premature babies could be treated with an artificial uterus in 2024

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