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2023 news review

Read 51¶¯Âþ’s selection of the biggest science and technology news stories of 2023

Space

Was 2025 the year we found signs of past life on Mars?

Tantalising signs of past microbial life showed up on Mars this year, but to truly know whether they contain the answer to the biggest question in the universe, we will need to bring samples back to Earth

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Life

A ghostly glow was seen emanating from living things in 2025

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6 incredible new dinosaurs we discovered in 2025

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Technology

The world’s first fully 3D-printed microscope went big in 2025

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Physics

Physicists used 'dark photons' in an effort to rewrite physics in 2025

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Space

More than 100 moons were discovered in our own solar system in 2025

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Technology

How not to misread science fiction

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Environment

Alpine communities face uncertain future after 2025 glacier collapse

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Health

Gene therapy for Huntington’s disease showed great promise in 2025

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Technology

51¶¯Âþ changed the UK's freedom of information laws in 2025

By requesting copies of the then-UK technology secretary's ChatGPT logs, 51¶¯Âþ set a precedent for how freedom of information laws apply to chatbot interactions, helping to hold governments to account

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Space

Hopes of finding aliens were raised in 2025 – but quickly faded

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Health

The US beat back bird flu in 2025 – but the battle isn’t over

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Technology

2025 was the year of online safety laws – but do they work?

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Video

Author Ken MacLeod on the life and work of the late Iain M. Banks

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