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2025 news review

From the US war on science to a brand-new colour, read Â鶹´«Ã½â€™s selection of the biggest science and technology news stories and most stunning images of 2025
Mallard at the National Railway Museum, York.

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The books, TV, games and more that Â鶹´«Ã½ staff have enjoyed this week

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BOYOLALI, INDONESIA - MARCH 11: A motorcyclist wearing a mask rides past in an area covered by ash after Mount Merapi erupted spewing volcanic materials at Stabelan village on March 11, 2023 in Boyolali, Central Java, Indonesia. Mount Merapi, 2,968 metres high, is known as one of the most active volcanoes in Indonesia, with an eruption occurring every two to five years. (Photo by Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images)

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Mountains of Fire review: What volcanoes can teach us about ourselves

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Beautiful night sky, the Milky Way, meteor and the trees. Elements of this image furnished by NASA.; Shutterstock ID 1205926213; purchase_order: -; job: -; client: -; other: -

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Interstellar review: The case for seeking out alien technology

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Painkiller. (L to R) John Ales as Dr. Gregory Fitzgibbons, West Duchovny as Shannon Shaeffer in episode 102 of Painkiller. Cr. Keri Anderson/Netflix ?? 2023

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Painkiller review: Netflix drops the ball in retelling OxyContin story

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Painting showing Gregor Mendel, Austrian scientist who experimented with garden peas to establish the principle of heredity.

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Disputed Inheritance review: Why do we still bother with Mendel?

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2A33GCB free diver swimming with female sperm whales, Physeter macrocephalus, Dominica, Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean, photo taken under permit n?RP 17/01/02

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Whalefall review: Stunning novel about being swallowed by a whale

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The best science fiction movies about dinosaurs, by a palaeontologist

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The best science fiction movies about dinosaurs, by a palaeontologist

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SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - JULY 31: Jarren Duran #16 of the Boston Red Sox hits a single during the fifth inning against the Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Park on July 31, 2023 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Alika Jenner/Getty Images)

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Game of Edges review: Inside story of how data is transforming sport

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Illustration of a human embryo at the blastocyst stage approximately 5 to 9 days after fertilisation. The outer trophoblast layer (green) will implant into the wall of the uterus (endometrium) and go on to form the placenta. The inner fluid-filled cavity of the blastocyst is called the blastocoele. The inner cell mass (embryoblast, orange) will form the embryo.

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From One Cell review: Embryology and the future of medicine

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Geometry of the Soul series two. Background design of human profile and abstract elements on the subject of spirituality, science, creativity and the mind

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Bridge review: An essential entrant into the multiverse genre

Lauren Beukes's new science fiction novel, the latest pick for the Â鶹´«Ã½ Book Club, demonstrates the one crucial flaw in the entire multiverse fantasy: human nature

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King Coal review: Moving documentary shows bequest of a dying industry

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Alone review: Insightful bestseller explores long-term singlehood

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Cave of Bones review: Lee Berger on the discovery of Homo naledi

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How Oppenheimer addresses the paranoia around nuclear power

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