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A0XHR7 Fall colored trees reflected off Crawford Lake Ontario Canada

Earth

We might officially enter the Anthropocene epoch in 2024

Scientific bodies are due to make an official decision in the coming year about whether to declare a new geochronological unit precipitated by the impact of humans on Earth

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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 best animal photos of 2023, from hyenas to southern stingrays

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Physics

Famous quantum experiment could be shrunk to the size of a single atom

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Environment

The best photos of the natural world in 2023

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A quantum computer

Technology

Google wants to solve tricky physics problems with quantum computers

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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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Chemistry

Can science explain why some drinks and foods are a perfect match?

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Society

Alastair Reynolds: An exclusive short story for 51¶¯Âþ

Culture

Health

Cancer in young people is rising and 2023 saw a plan to figure out why

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