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Gene therapy for Huntington’s disease showed great promise in 2025

An experimental gene therapy seems to slow the progression of Huntington’s disease by about 75 per cent, and researchers are working to make its complicated delivery much more practical

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Space

Europa’s thick ice may hinder the search for life in its oceans

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Health

IVF success may depend on how long men abstain from ejaculation

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Technology

Â鶹´«Ã½ changed the UK’s freedom of information laws in 2025

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Space

Hopes of finding aliens were raised in 2025 – but quickly faded

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Space

Black hole stars really do exist in the early universe

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Space

Putting data centres in space isn’t going to happen any time soon

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Health

The US beat back bird flu in 2025 – but the battle isn’t over

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Technology

2025 was the year of online safety laws – but do they work?

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Mind

High-achieving adults rarely began as child prodigies

It's easy to assume that the most talented adults among us were once gifted children, but it turns out that talent during childhood is no guide to later success

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Society

Author Ken MacLeod on the life and work of the late Iain M. Banks

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Humans

Roman soldiers defending Hadrian’s Wall had intestinal parasites

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Space

Two asteroids crashed around a nearby star, solving a cosmic mystery

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Environment

Closure of US institute will do immense harm to climate research

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