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Any new covid-19 vaccine must be better than the ones we already have, setting a high bar for approval that is not expected to be met in 2023

Discover a quantum world of numbers, the amazing new science of the human electrome and long views of Earth and its wonders in this look at the best non-fiction coming this year

CERN-inspired stories, a feminist retelling of George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four and a new deep future from Annalee Newitz: sci-fi fans have a lot to look forward to in 2023

Researchers have developed a new treatment that could potentially be used to treat patients with the Phelan-McDermid syndrome autism subtype.

This year's Nobel Prize in Physics celebrated the fundamental interest of quantum entanglement, and also envisioned the potential applications in "the second quantum revolution"--a new age when we are able to manipulate ...

Biofilms form when microorganisms such as certain types of bacteria adhere to the surface of objects in a moist environment and begin to reproduce resulting in the excretion of a slimy glue-like substance.

The European Union is set to create the world's first broad standards for regulating or banning certain uses of artificial intelligence in 2023

It took generations of work by engineers and scientists to reach this month's nuclear fusion milestone, but there are big challenges ahead, says Matthew Sparkes

The 250th anniversary of the first documented crossing of the Antarctic circle is being marked with a new book that traces the continent's history via 100 artefacts from around the world

New political leaders in Brazil and Colombia have promised to protect the rainforest, raising hopes of saving the ecosystem from becoming savannah

We know for certain cooking isn't unique to our species and that it was going on 750,000 years ago. The evidence of hominins deliberately exposing their food to heat is being pushed back further all the time, finds Micha...

Not all the best fossils belong to dinosaurs. Here are some of our favorite non-dino fossil stories dug up in 2022.

Lots of bizarre deep sea creatures were spotted in 2022. Here are some of our favorites.

Cosmic cliffs, smiling suns and Martian "polygons" made this year a blast for stargazers everywhere.

It's that time of year again! As 2022 comes to a close, I've been reflecting on the biotech and life science stories from the year that are living rent-free in my head. Here are the ones at the top of the list. Brain Imp...

There are many reasons why we can feel tired in wintertime.

The top 10 archaeological finds of 2022 include ancient bronze Etruscan statues from Italy, a Roman-era mosaic in Syria and a prehistoric chalk sculpture in England.

A look at some of the most notable underwater wrecks from WWI and WWII.

The JUICE and Psyche mission are set to blast off in 2023, with the aim of studying Jupiter's largest moons and a possible iron core of a planet in the hopes of understanding how worlds become habitable