You live in a future that science fiction visionaries imagined years ago.
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Science Fiction That Came to Life This Year
The Commercial Space Industry Takes Flight
A few exploding rockets notwithstanding, commercial spaceflight had a great year.
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All the Most Winningest Science From 2015
All the science, scientists, and science-related stuff that came out on top in 2015.
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Climate Change Finally Gets Taken Seriously
In 2015, the world finally, collectively, decided to take climate change seriously.
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Alan Stern’s Moonshot to Pluto Wins the Internet
After 10 years and three trillion miles, Pluto's biggest scientific booster is on top of the world---er, dwarf planet.
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Luscious Locks and the Art of Nuclear Negotiation
Earlier this year, the US and Iran inked a deal. The US lifted its economic sanctions, and the caliphate agreed not to make nuclear weapons.
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Crispr Takes Gene-Editing Mainstream
Thanks to some bold scientists working in gene-editing, playing God hit the mainstream in 2015.
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Science Gets Those Dollar Bills
After some lean years, science funding gets a boost from Silicon Valley and Capitol Hill.
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No, Actually, NASA’s Social Media Team Wins the Internet
Welcome to the future, where every space robot has its own Twitter account.
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Science Gets Better at Being Wrong
The Reproducibility Project fact checked the psychology canon. Next up is cancer biology.
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