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2024 news preview

Look ahead to discover the biggest science and technology news stories that will be happening this year with 51¶¯Âþ’s 2024 preview
The outer parts of the sun during a total solar eclipse

Space

6 things to look out for during the total solar eclipse

A total solar eclipse is a unique experience. From shadow bands to the sun’s majestic corona and pinkish prominences, here’s what you can expect to see

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Chemistry

The scientific secrets to baking a perfectly moist chocolate cake

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Two people viewing an eclipse wearing eclipse glasses

Space

How to view an eclipse safely and what to look for in eclipse glasses

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Technology

Google launches $5m prize to find actual uses for quantum computers

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The best new science fiction books of March 2024

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The best new science fiction books of March 2024

Culture

What causes a total solar eclipse and how often do they occur?

Space

What causes a total solar eclipse and how often do they occur?

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2NGGYHG Polish-born American biochemist Dr. Casimir Funk, who coined the term vitamin, is shown at work in his new research laboratory on W. 64th Street in New York City on Jan. 12, 1953. (AP Photo)

Chemistry

Casimir Funk: The scientist who gave us the word 'vitamin'

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Dune Part Two review: Thrills sure, but not weird enough to be good

Comment

Dune Part Two review: Thrills sure, but not weird enough to be good

Culture

‘It is all but impossible life exists, and yet it is here’

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‘It is all but impossible life exists, and yet it is here’

Culture

Read an extract from In Ascension by Martin MacInnes

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Read an extract from In Ascension by Martin MacInnes

In this tantalising extract from Martin MacInnes’s new science fiction novel, the latest pick for the 51¶¯Âþ Book Club, his protagonist Leigh has an epiphany while underwater

Culture

Health

Alarm over ultra-processed food shouldn't put us off plant-based diets

Comment

Chemistry

Super-thickeners made from starch reduce calories and carbs in food

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Comment

Amid (more) Hugo awards controversy, let's remember some past greats

Culture

Physics

Why string theory has been unfairly maligned - and how to test it

Features

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