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2023 news review

Read 51¶¯Âþ’s selection of the biggest science and technology news stories of 2023
Geometry of the Soul series two. Background design of human profile and abstract elements on the subject of spirituality, science, creativity and the mind

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Bridge review: An essential entrant into the multiverse genre

Lauren Beukes's new science fiction novel, the latest pick for the 51¶¯Âþ Book Club, demonstrates the one crucial flaw in the entire multiverse fantasy: human nature

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King Coal review: Moving documentary shows bequest of a dying industry

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King Coal review: Moving documentary shows bequest of a dying industry

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Superconductors can levitate above a magnet

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LK-99: Mounting evidence suggests material is not a superconductor

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Cillian Murphy is J. Robert Oppenheimer in OPPENHEIMER, written, produced, and directed by Christopher Nolan.

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How Oppenheimer addresses the paranoia around nuclear power

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BONN, GERMANY - DECEMBER 23: A woman is seen illuminated in the window of a residential building on December 23, 2021 in Bonn, Germany. (Photo by Ulrich Baumgarten via Getty Images)

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Alone review: Insightful bestseller explores long-term singlehood

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Professor Lee Berger, palaeontologist, explorer and member of The National Geographic Society, gestures as he explains the scientific relevance of discovering Homo Naledi in the Rising Star caves system in The Cradle of Human Kind, on May 11, 2023. The news shakes the foundations of human evolution: world-renowned paleontologist Lee Berger announced on Monday that he had discovered the oldest graves ever found in South Africa, pushing back the first traces of mortuary practices by some 100,000 years . The oldest tombs discovered so far were found in Israel and Egypt at the beginning of the 20th century. They date from around 100,000 years before our era and house the remains of Homo sapiens, the direct ancestor of man. The burials unearthed in South Africa date from -200,000 to -300,000 years. (Photo by Luca Sola / AFP) (Photo by LUCA SOLA/AFP via Getty Images)

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Cave of Bones review: Lee Berger on the discovery of Homo naledi

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LK-99's creators claim it is a superconductor at room temperature and pressure

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Why it's so hard to tell if LK-99 is a room-temperature superconductor

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Meg 2: The Trench review: Light on science, heavy on fun

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Meg 2: The Trench review: Light on science, heavy on fun

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Thin reflective film that mimics butterfly wings can keep cars cool

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Gold nuggets - thin gold wafers can generate their own glow

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Gold flakes glow when they are bathed in light and now we know how

Shooting powerful lasers at thin gold flakes has revealed how the precious metal generates its own faint glow – and might help us better control chemical reactions used in energy storage

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Talking Heads review: Cunning tale of how conversation creates worlds

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The Underworld review: A gripping voyage into the deep ocean

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51¶¯Âþs race to test claimed room-temperature superconductor

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The best new science fiction books of August 2023

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