Editors’ picks of the year’s best in The Scientist infographics.

The scientific community bid farewell to a number of luminaries this year. 

A sampling of some of the fascinating critters identified by scientists this year

Making the list: a journal breaks a retraction record, Nobel laureates Do the Right Thing, and Seinfeld characters write a paper 

How a new administration in the U.S. affected scientists around the world throughout 2017

Hurricanes, protests, and lifesaving genetic engineering: our picks for the biggest stories of the year

‘Tis the season to be sciency.

A conversation with Nate Allen, head moderator of r/Science

The year’s most impressive achievements include methods to watch translation in cells, trace cell fates, avoid mitochondrial mutations, edit DNA, and build antibiotics from scratch.

Sciencey gifts for the science-minded giver