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The eye of Hurricane Beryl on 1 July

Earth

The most powerful images of the natural world from 2024

A large number of damaging and deadly hurricanes, volcanic eruptions, wildfires, floods and droughts this year were photographed from land, air and space

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Environment

Monster wildfires are sending more smoke into the stratosphere

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Life

Whales may hone their singing skills by practising out of season

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Ants perform amputations on each other
Life

2024 review: The strangest animal videos of the year

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Mathematics

Mathematicians spent 2024 unravelling proof almost no one understands

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Best toys for child cognition
Mind

Using science to buy toys that support cognitive development in kids

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Technology

OpenAI’s o3 model aced a test of AI reasoning – but it’s still not AGI

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Environment

Is solar geoengineering research having its moment?

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Technology

How the US Supreme Court and Trump could stop a TikTok ban

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Technology

Quantum teleportation can survive through busy internet cables

An experiment showing that quantum and classical communication can be carried out through the same fibre at the same time may open the door to building a quantum internet with existing infrastructure

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Health

Will an mRNA vaccine target the norovirus strain behind surging cases?

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Space

NASA’s Mars helicopter was grounded in 2024 after surprise success

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Technology

Hundreds of small websites may shut down due to UK’s Online Safety Act

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Life

Hairy ‘orangutan pitcher plant’ discovered in Borneo

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