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The most eye-catching science and tech news stories of 2018

From advances in mind reading and medical procedures to AI law enforcement and CRISPR controversy, 2018 was a year of highs and lows. Here are our highlights

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Dota 2 teams compete at ESL One Hamburg

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2019 Preview: AI to best humans at one of world's most complex games

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Quiz of the year: Test your knowledge of 2018’s science stories

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Who do we trust when human and machine intelligence disagree

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2019 Preview: Teeth will reveal our species’ deep evolutionary past

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Computer chip will sniff your armpits and tell you when you have BO

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Our primate ancestors may have originated in Europe or North America

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Our primate ancestors may have originated in Europe or North America

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Major companies are using AI to decide who you speak to on the phone

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Major companies are using AI to decide who you speak to on the phone

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DeepMind’s Go playing software can now beat you at two more games

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DeepMind’s Go playing software can now beat you at two more games

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Exclusive: Controversial skeleton may be a new species of early human

A skeleton found decades ago in South Africa may be a new species of Australopithecus, and could help reveal when our ancestors evolved to walk on two feet

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Your whole office could be a computer thanks to sculpted Wi-Fi waves

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Helen O'Neill: The CRISPR genome editing revolution

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Stone Age people may have ritually cut off their own fingers

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Extinct 'Denisovan' people may have lived on Earth's highest plateau

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