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NASA's Ingenuity Mars helicopter on Mars

Space

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

The Ingenuity autonomous helicopter surpassed all expectations to fly dozens of missions over several years on the Red Planet, only stopping this year when an accident damaged one of its rotors

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Our writers pick the 26 best science fiction short stories of all time

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Our writers pick the 26 best science fiction short stories of all time

Culture

Life

The most inspiring conservation success stories in 2024

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The Penguin and the compact elliptical galaxy the Egg

Space

The best space images from 2024

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Environment

The most encouraging climate solutions and green technologies of 2024

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The best and weirdest photos of robots from 2024

Technology

The best and weirdest photos of robots from 2024

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Elon Musk speaks at a campaign rally in October 2024

Technology

From Tesla to Trump, Elon Musk had a very busy 2024

Analysis

A worker spraying chlorine in Goma in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in August 2024

Health

Mpox became a global health emergency for the second time in 2024

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A fluffy longhorn beetle

Life

A festival of stunning animal pictures from 2024

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A man makes his way at a hill as African dust from the desert of Sahara covers the city of Athens, Greece, April 23, 2024. REUTERS/Louisa Gouliamaki TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC2FC7ATEP85

Environment

Climate chaos accelerated in 2024 as we hit 1.5°C for the first time

2024 was another year of record-breaking heat and extreme weather, including devastating floods, storms and wildfires across the globe

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Health

2024 saw the first living people to receive pig kidney transplants

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Technology

Elon Musk's brain-implant firm Neuralink did its first tests in 2024

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Space

Dazzling auroras lit up the skies in 2024 and we may see more in 2025

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Earth

The Anthropocene was officially spurned in 2024, but the idea lives on

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