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A perfectly preserved dinosaur embryo could link modern-day birds to dinosaurs

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The 10 best eco-friendly gifts in 2022

TOPSHOT - Local youths and volunteers gather in an open field and wait to support firefighters during a wildfire next to the village of Kamatriades, near Istiaia, northern Evia (Euboea) island on August 9, 2021. - Firefighters tried on August 9, to prevent fires from reaching key communities and a thick forest that could fuel an inferno that one official said has destroyed hundreds of homes in seven days on the Greek island of Evia. If most of nearly two weeks of fires had stabilised or receded in other parts of Greece, the ones on rugged and forested Evia were the most worrying and created apocalyptic scenes. (Photo by ANGELOS TZORTZINIS / AFP) (Photo by ANGELOS TZORTZINIS/AFP via Getty Images)

In photos: 13 extreme weather events that shocked the world in 2021

The chance discovery that uncovered a mammoth graveyard in Swindon and inspired the new Attenborough show © BBC/Windfall Films

The chance discovery that uncovered a mammoth graveyard in Swindon and inspired the new Attenborough show

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Science quiz of the year: 20 questions to test whether you were paying attention in 2021

Seven tips to make your Christmas greener © Getty Images

Seven tips to make your Christmas greener

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A genetic form of hearing loss could be reversed with an advancement in gene therapy

French Bulldogs are more at risk from 20 common health disorders than other breeds

French bulldogs are more at risk of common health disorders than other breeds

What is causing Havana Syndrome, the mysterious illness that has struck hundreds of US diplomats? © Getty Images

Reality Check What is causing Havana Syndrome, the mysterious illness that has struck hundreds of US diplomats and spies?

NASA’s solar probe ‘touches’ Sun for the first time ever © JHU

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe ‘touches’ Sun for the first time ever

Pre-resistance in tuberculosis bacteria spotted for first time © Getty Images

Antibiotic pre-resistance spotted in tuberculosis bacteria for the first time

stars rotating around a supermassive black hole at the heart of the Milky Way

New images zoom right into the black hole at the centre of our Galaxy

How to see the Geminid meteor shower 2021 © Shutterstock

Meteor showers How to see the Geminid meteor shower in December 2021

Palaeontologists figure out how a pterosaur the size of a doubledecker bus was able to fly © James Kuether

Palaeontologists figure out how a pterosaur the size of a double-decker bus was able to fly

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Scientists build full-colour camera the “size of a grain of salt”