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2024 news review

From climate chaos to pig kidney transplants, read 51¶¯Âþ’s selection of the biggest science and technology news stories and most stunning images of 2024
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Health

Why so much science research is flawed – and what to do about it

Dodgy results are fuelling flawed policy decisions and undermining medical advances. They could even make us lose faith in science. 51¶¯Âþ investigates

Features

Bottle and a half of wine is new UK weekly alcohol limit

Health

Bottle and a half of wine is new UK weekly alcohol limit

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For health tech to thrive, don't keep the evidence under wraps

Health

For health tech to thrive, don't keep the evidence under wraps

Comment

Can open access publishing be a smart career move?

Can open access publishing be a smart career move?

Careers

Cloned stem-cell study under fire for sloppy errors

Health

Cloned stem-cell study under fire for sloppy errors

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Physics

Higgs boson gets peer-review seal of approval

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Climate panel adopts controversial 'grey' evidence

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Climate panel adopts controversial 'grey' evidence

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Journal editor given ultimatum over peer review

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Iran showing fastest scientific growth of any country

Iran showing fastest scientific growth of any country

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CRAP paper accepted by journal

A graduate student says that a journal that peer reviews papers agreed to publish his nonsensical computer-generated study – see the response from the journal's director of publications

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