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The biggest stories of 2005

20 December 2005

Sadness, worry, ecstasy, agony, controversy, paranoia, revenge, outrage, endurance, milestones, adulation and lies – 2005 saw it all. And these were the big stories (some of which are premium content, requiring a subscription to view in full)

Rise and fall of the stem cell king

Woo Suk Hwang, South Korea’s “king of cloning” wowed the world with his apparent stem cell breakthroughs, but then everything started to unravel

Climate going crazy

The ominous phrase “tipping point” entered the vocabulary of climate science – a stark warning that global warming may soon spiral out of control

Return of the shuttle

After two-and-a-half years…

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