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2024 news preview

Look ahead to discover the biggest science and technology news stories that will be happening this year with New Scientist’s 2024 preview
The challenges of writing from the perspective of a sex robot

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The challenges of writing from the perspective of a sex robot

The author of the award-winning science fiction novel Annie Bot, the January read for the New Scientist Book Club, on how she created her startling protagonist

Culture

Read an extract from Annie Bot by Sierra Greer

Technology

Read an extract from Annie Bot by Sierra Greer

Culture

Technology

Could 2026 be the year we start using quantum computers for chemistry?

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Technology

Controversial satellites launching in 2026 will reflect light to Earth

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The weight-loss drugs on trial in 2026 may trump Ozempic and Zepbound

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Society

Russia-US nuclear pact is about to end and we won't see another

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Space

BepiColombo mission will start to unpick Mercury's secrets in 2026

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Environment

World's first subsea desalination facility will start running in 2026

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Space

NASA's Artemis II mission aims to return astronauts to moon in 2026

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The cost of weight-loss drugs should fall in 2026

The price of weight-loss drugs like Wegovy put them out of reach for most people with obesity, but new arrivals and expiring patents should change that this year

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Space

2026 Mars mission will set out to solve the mystery of its moons

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Technology

US to fire up small reactors in 2026 as part of 'nuclear renaissance'

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Physics

Physicists stirred up controversy with scientific cooking tips in 2025

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Technology

The cassette tape made a comeback in 2025 thanks to a DNA upgrade

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