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2R2AKY2 Advertising for Wegovy (semaglutide) weight loss injections in the New York subway on Sunday, April 30, 2023. (? Richard B. Levine)

Health

2024 will see a new weight-loss drug that trumps Wegovy and Ozempic

Recently approved in the US, the weight-loss drug Zepbound will reach more people in 2024, with research suggesting its effects trump those of the much talked-about Wegovy and Ozempic

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A0XHR7 Fall colored trees reflected off Crawford Lake Ontario Canada

Earth

We might officially enter the Anthropocene epoch in 2024

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Mathematics

Mathematicians found a guaranteed way to win the lottery in 2023

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Earth

China started drilling ultra-deep holes in 2023 in a hunt for oil

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Technology

The best robot photos of 2023, from fashion shows to Hollywood strikes

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MRI scans of a healthy brain (left) and a brain with amyloid plaque deposits (right), a sign of Alzhiemer's disease

Health

2023 saw a cautious hope for Alzheimer's treatment but doubts remain

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Life

The microbes that give cheddar cheese its distinct flavour

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Life

The best animal photos of 2023, from hyenas to southern stingrays

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Environment

The best photos of the natural world in 2023

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This carbon nitride is nearly as hard as diamond

Chemistry

Material made of carbon and nitrogen is nearly as hard as diamond

Crushing carbon and nitrogen under immense pressure and heat creates the second-hardest known material after diamond

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Space

The biggest science news stories of 2023 as chosen by 51¶¯Âþ

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Space

India made history with 2023's low-budget Chandrayaan-3 moon landing

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Technology

2023 was the year that artificial intelligence went mainstream

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Mathematics

Mathematicians discovered the ultimate bathroom tile in 2023

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