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Comets were on fire this year – for better or worse

The most amazing archaeology photos and discoveries of 2025

People saw a new colour for the first time in 2025

Donald Trump and Elon Musk put science on the chopping block in 2025

Test your brain on these mind-bending scientific riddles

The potential of GLP-1 drugs to transform medicine exploded in 2025

How 3 imaginary physics demons tore up the laws of nature

Chance of a devastating asteroid impact briefly spiked in 2025

The stargazing events to look forward to in 2026

Science still produced many wonders in 2025 despite being under siege

How I learned to keep my brain in better repair this year

Can you work out what these enigmatic close-up photos are of?

Best acronym? Best use of AI? We present our end-of-year awards

We may finally know what a healthy gut microbiome looks like

Inside the wild experiments physicists would do with zero limits

Genetic trick to make mosquitoes malaria resistant passes key test

Oldest evidence of fire-lighting comes from early humans in Britain

What the evolution of tickling tells us about being human

Australia's social media ban faces challenges and criticism on day one

Why we only recently discovered space is dark not bright

Did ancient humans start farming so they could drink more beer?

Dinosaurs like Diplodocus may have been as colourful as birds

2025 was chock full of exciting discoveries in human evolution

The surprising longevity lessons from the world’s oldest animal

Pompeii building site reveals how the Romans made concrete

Timing cancer drug delivery around our body clock may boost survival

The audacious quest to light up the sky with artificial auroras

We’ve finally cracked how to make truly random numbers

2025 is the second-hottest year since records began

Odd elements in supernova blast might have implications for alien life

How worried should you be about spending too much time on your phone?

What the family drama of interbreeding polar and grizzly bears reveals

Extreme heat hampers children’s early learning

Too busy to meditate? Microdosing mindfulness has big health benefits

Are we living in a simulation? This experiment could tell us