Top 10 science stories of 2018
2018 saw big leaps forward for quantum computing, machine learning and even nuclear fusion - as well as some more bizarre science-related stories

2018 has certainly been an interesting year in terms of new scientific breakthroughs. Almost every day in 2018 seemed to bring exciting advances in pretty much all spheres of scientific research. The...
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