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Technology

How not to misread science fiction

Focusing on the futuristic tech that appears in sci-fi without paying attention to the actual point of the story is a big mistake, says Annalee Newitz

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Why it is important to make space for solitude over the festive season

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Why it is important to make space for solitude over the festive season

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New Year's resolutions work better if you know what to measure

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New Year's resolutions work better if you know what to measure

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Mind

What I’ll be doing to help detox my brain in the new year

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Technology

Quantum computers turned out to be more useful than expected in 2025

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Space

Cosmology’s Great Debate began a century ago – and is still going

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Technology

This year we were drowning in a sea of slick, nonsensical AI slop

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Space

Comets were on fire this year – for better or worse

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Protesters gather during a ???Rally for Science,??? against cuts to science and research funding outside the Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall in Washington DC, on Friday, March 7, 2025. Elon Musk???s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and the Trump Administration have severely cut funding for disease and biomedical research amidst emerging threats to public health. (Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Sipa USA)

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Science still produced many wonders in 2025 despite being under siege

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How I learned to keep my brain in better repair this year

Neuroscience columnist Helen Thomson on how she discovered a host of evidence-based ways to keep her brain healthier in 2026

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Humans

2025 was chock full of exciting discoveries in human evolution

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Life

Could the super-rich be cloning themselves? And why would they?

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Human challenge trials have never been more popular

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Life

Stop treating your pet like a fur baby – you're damaging its health

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