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The Biggest Science News of 2020
2020 in Scientists’ Own Words
2020 in Pictures
Top Technical Advances of 2020
Those We Lost in 2020
The Top Retractions of 2020
The Scientist’s 2020 Gift Guide
What to Expect in the Publishing World in 2020
Those We Lost in 2019
Photos of the Year
2019 in Quotes
The Science News that Shaped 2019
What A Long, Strange Decade It’s Been
Most Popular Stories of the Decade, Year-by-Year
The Scientist Infographics: Editor’s Picks of 2019
The Top Retractions of 2019
The Scientist’s 2019 Gift Guide
2018 in Quotes
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