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2NK6HH7 CHINESE SPY BALLOON seen from a US Air Force U-2 above America. Photo: USAF

Technology

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

One of the year’s most unexpected controversies exploded after a US fighter jet shot down a Chinese balloon that drifted across North America – it also sparked fears over other unidentified flying objects

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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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2RF6WE0 FOTOMONTAGE, Miniatur-Roboter auf einer Computerplatine mit dem Schriftzug ChatGPT

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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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

Features

Joaquin Phoenix films AI HER.

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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The best new science fiction books of December 2023

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The best new science fiction books of December 2023

Culture

Colorful light trail soaring the sky connecting the world with wireless technology with the Yosemite National Park in California.

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The 13 best new science fiction books of 2023

From a dystopian future with Naomi Alderman to climate fiction with Christopher Priest, this is ¿ìè¶ÌÊÓƵ's guide to the best science fiction of the year

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Technology

Cooling system could replace air con and drastically cut energy use

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Comment

Read an extract from Julia by Sandra Newman

Culture

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‘It felt detoxifying’: Retelling 1984 from a female perspective

Culture

Chemistry

Homemade malt is the key to baking the perfect loaf of bread

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