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2023 news review

Read 51¶¯Âþ’s selection of the biggest science and technology news stories of 2023
Tremors in the Blood review: The intriguing origins of the polygraph

Humans

Tremors in the Blood review: The intriguing origins of the polygraph

Amit Katwala's thorough history of the lie detector test looks at its inventors and some of its earliest cases, placing it, warts and all, in its historical and scientific context

Culture

Wired for Love review: A neuroscientist investigates her marriage

Humans

Wired for Love review: A neuroscientist investigates her marriage

Culture

The FRAMe Project functional model in comparison to the Fragment A visual and the AMRP X-Ray images. The central large gear-b1 with the four arms is visible. The Fragments of the Mechanism are exhibited in National Archaeological Museum of Athens, Greece.

Space

Ancient computer may have had its clock set to 23 December 178 BC

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The replication crisis has spread through science – can it be fixed?

Humans

The replication crisis has spread through science – can it be fixed?

Features

We must recognise science’s unsung global pioneers to alter its future

Comment

We must recognise science’s unsung global pioneers to alter its future

Comment

DJWYNK Molecular Cuisine mango jelly on white background

Humans

How to perform the culinary technique of spherification at home

Regulars

Science needs to address its imagination problem - lives depend on it

Humans

Science needs to address its imagination problem - lives depend on it

Comment

Deep-fried ice cream with caramel sauce

Humans

How to create a delicious deep-fried ice cream dessert

Regulars

Homemade Cucumber Pickles in Jars

Humans

How to perfectly pickle your cucumbers

Regulars

PWBMC4 Multi-coloured biodegradable and compostable paper straws in a cafe in London, UK

Technology

Edible straws made by bacteria are better than paper or plastic ones

Plastic straws are increasingly being avoided for both health and environmental reasons, but the alternatives all have their downsides – until now

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Technology

2021 in review: CRISPR-edited food goes on sale to public

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Humans

Snowflake spotters needed to give climate science a boost

Regulars

Life

The secret life of cheese: How marvellous microbes create its flavour

Features

Humans

Kenneth Libbrecht interview: A grand unified theory of snowflakes

Features

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