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Earth science

GTG9F9 Hot mulled wine and book in woman hands. Relaxing in front of burning fire in the cold winter day.

Chemistry

Can science explain why some drinks and foods are a perfect match?

Some things just go together, like red wine and cheese, lager and a spicy curry – and Christmas and mulled wine, says Sam Wong

Regulars

Alastair Reynolds: An exclusive short story for ¿ìè¶ÌÊÓƵ

Society

Alastair Reynolds: An exclusive short story for ¿ìè¶ÌÊÓƵ

Culture

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Physics

LK-99 superconductor mania swept the internet for a few weeks in 2023

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Technology

The spy balloon saga of 2023 inflated US-China political tensions

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NEW DELHI, INDIA - AUGUST 23: People celebrates after successful landing of Chandrayaan 3 on Moon at Nehru Planetarium on August 23, 2023 in New Delhi, India. The Chandrayaan-3 lander module has successfully touched down on the Moon's south pole, making India the first nation in the world to achieve this feat. India is also the fourth nation, after the United States, China and Russia to have landed on the Moon. (Photo by Sanchit Khanna/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)

Space

India made history with 2023's low-budget Chandrayaan-3 moon landing

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Technology

2023 was the year that artificial intelligence went mainstream

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David Smith, Joseph Myers, Chaim Goodman-Strauss and Craig S. Kaplan prove that a polykite that we call

Mathematics

Mathematicians discovered the ultimate bathroom tile in 2023

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Health

Stretchy electrodes shrink when wet to fit snugly around organs

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2R0BH12 The Fra Mauro map, ca 1450 by the Venetian cartographer Fra Mauro

Earth

The magnificent medieval map that made cartography into a science

Features

How to use 'flavour bridging' to cook a bizarre but tasty holiday meal

Chemistry

How to use 'flavour bridging' to cook a bizarre but tasty holiday meal

¿ìè¶ÌÊÓƵs have discovered 'flavour bridges' are key to unlikely – but delicious – food combinations. We tested the idea by creating a festive meal like nothing you've tasted before

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Technology

The top ten films about artificial intelligence according to an expert

Culture

Space

2023 saw thrilling space missions and new cosmic mysteries

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Comment

The best new science fiction books of December 2023

Culture

Comment

The 13 best new science fiction books of 2023

Culture

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