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2024 news review

From climate chaos to pig kidney transplants, read ¿ìè¶ÌÊÓƵ’s selection of the biggest science and technology news stories and most stunning images of 2024
KRAKOW, POLAND - 2023/09/12: In this photo illustration a Stability.Ai logo displayed on a smartphone with programing code on the background. (Photo Illustration by Omar Marques/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Technology

AI firms will face copyright infringement lawsuits in 2024

Tech giants are gearing up for a series of potentially bitter legal battles over claims they used copyrighted material in training the latest generation of artificial intelligence

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Space

Europa Clipper will launch to Jupiter in 2024 to explore its icy moon

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Climate activists protest after a draft of a negotiation deal was released, at the United Nations Climate Change Conference COP28 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, December 13, 2023. REUTERS/Rula Rouhana - RC25W4A9Z99Q

Environment

Will 2024 see the world finally turning away from fossil fuels?

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2R2AKY2 Advertising for Wegovy (semaglutide) weight loss injections in the New York subway on Sunday, April 30, 2023. (? Richard B. Levine)

Health

2024 will see a new weight-loss drug that trumps Wegovy and Ozempic

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A0XHR7 Fall colored trees reflected off Crawford Lake Ontario Canada

Earth

We might officially enter the Anthropocene epoch in 2024

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Mathematics

Mathematicians found a guaranteed way to win the lottery in 2023

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Earth

China started drilling ultra-deep holes in 2023 in a hunt for oil

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Technology

The best robot photos of 2023, from fashion shows to Hollywood strikes

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MRI scans of a healthy brain (left) and a brain with amyloid plaque deposits (right), a sign of Alzhiemer's disease

Health

2023 saw a cautious hope for Alzheimer's treatment but doubts remain

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Life

The best animal photos of 2023, from hyenas to southern stingrays

Our favourite wildlife shots of the year feature an inquisitive hyena pup, a colourful sea slug and a fruit bat being swabbed for science

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Environment

The best photos of the natural world in 2023

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Space

The biggest science news stories of 2023 as chosen by ¿ìè¶ÌÊÓƵ

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Health

Cancer in young people is rising and 2023 saw a plan to figure out why

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Health

Wegovy and Ozempic made 2023 a revolutionary year for weight loss

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