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2023 news review

Read New Scientist’s selection of the biggest science and technology news stories of 2023
The Royal Institution's festive feasts for the mind

The Royal Institution's festive feasts for the mind

From Michael Faraday to David Attenborough, many eminent figures have given Christmas lectures at the UK's Royal Institution – see the hall of fame

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Single light wave flashes out from fibre laser

Technology

Single light wave flashes out from fibre laser

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Quiz: Ten curiosities to identify

Quiz: Ten curiosities to identify

Books & Arts

Getting to grips with why we slip

Technology

Getting to grips with why we slip

Features

Sex and shopping – it's a guy thing

Life

Sex and shopping – it's a guy thing

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Atomic dogs: The making of an internet sensation

Technology

Atomic dogs: The making of an internet sensation

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Pain or prayer? Two ways to grow a religion

Life

Pain or prayer? Two ways to grow a religion

Features

Let's face it, science is boring

Let's face it, science is boring

Features

Alice's adventures in algebra: Wonderland solved

Physics

Alice's adventures in algebra: Wonderland solved

Features

Free yourself from oppression by technology

Life

Free yourself from oppression by technology

That new phone or laptop may be giving you a warm glow, but beware a stealth attack on your happiness, warns Yair Amichai-Hamburger

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New Scientist 2009 trivia quiz

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Life

High-tech tipples: The future of cocktails

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Life

Foot-in-mouth syndrome: Pitfalls of the party season

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Life

Little suckers: Putting leeches on a tight leash

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