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Climate activists protest after a draft of a negotiation deal was released, at the United Nations Climate Change Conference COP28 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, December 13, 2023. REUTERS/Rula Rouhana - RC25W4A9Z99Q

Environment

Will 2024 see the world finally turning away from fossil fuels?

A global agreement at the COP28 climate summit promised to begin "transitioning away" from fossil fuels, but will we see this start to happen in 2024?

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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

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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 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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Comment

The 12 best science documentaries of 2023

From David Attenborough on dinosaurs to Michael J. Fox’s insight into living with Parkinson’s disease, our TV columnist Bethan Ackerley picks the year’s best science documentaries

Culture

Video

JWST and Hubble take stunning image of the 'Christmas tree' cluster

Video

Space

Stunning JWST image of Uranus shows 13 rings and nine moons

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Space

Astronomers have spotted what may be the smallest stars ever seen

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Chemistry

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

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