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A year of promise • In 2023, opportunities to build a better future for humanity abound

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1 Space exploration

2 A turning point for the Amazon • New political leaders in Brazil and Colombia have promised to protect the rainforest, raising hopes of saving the ecosystem from becoming savannah, says Luke Taylor

3 Europe’s AI regulations could lead the way for the world

4 The next covid-19 vaccines • Global vaccine inequality, waning immunity and evolving variants mean jabs are still needed, but new ones are unlikely in 2023, says Michael Le Page

5 Getting ready to fire up the world’s ultimate X-ray machine

6 Searching for the signature of you • A long-standing bet on the mystery of consciousness is set to be resolved in 2023, but many puzzles will remain, says Jason Arunn Murugesu

7 Learning how to make green food from air and electricity

8 To the moons of Jupiter and beyond • Two spacecraft launching in 2023 will aim to explore some of the solar system’s smaller bodies, in an effort to understand how worlds become habitable, says Leah Crane

9 Saving free-range birds • Without widespread vaccination of birds against avian flu, free-range poultry and eggs could be off the menu forever, finds Madeleine Cuff

Reaching for the stars • It took generations of work to reach this month’s nuclear fusion milestone, but there are big challenges ahead, says Matthew Sparkes

Our Human Story • We didn’t start the fire When did hominins start deliberately exposing their food to heat to make it better? Evidence of cooking is being pushed further back all the time, finds Michael Marshall

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Books to expand your mind • Long views of Earth, a world of numbers and electrifying insights from biology – there is plenty to inspire in 2023’s best non-fiction, finds Simon Ings

Ten top sci-fi picks • From a telepathic moose to a Greek tragedy retold, 2023 looks electrifying, says Sally Adee

A year of gripping TV awaits • From more Severance and The Mandalorian to a much-awaited adaptation of The Three-Body Problem, Bethan Ackerley shares her viewing picks for 2023

Gigantic beasts • Predatory reptiles that swam the seas some 200 million years ago may have been the largest animals ever, says Michael Marshall

Melatonin mystery • Millions of people take melatonin supplements to aid sleep, treat jet lag and cope with night shifts. But do they really help, asks Jules Montague

The sounds of space • A growing number of astronomers are converting cosmic signals into sound to help discover the unexpected, finds Ajay Peter Manuel

Sugar for my honey • To make honeycomb, or cinder toffee, you start by heating sugar and water. Then you need to avoid crystallisation, says Sam Wong

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