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Top 10 science stories

Our annual wrapup of the year’s biggest science stories.

TOP TEN SCIENCE STORIES OF 2014

Reflections on Science  |  Published: 11 December 201409 December 2024

It was a dramatic year for science, one that witnessed a severe outbreak of Ebola in West Africa and an […]

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Top ten science stories of 2013

Reflections on Science  |  Published: 11 December 201309 December 2024

From the first vat-grown hamburger to the discovery of the world’s largest volcano, scientists pushed back the limits of human […]

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Top 10 science stories of 2010

Reflections on Science  |  Published: 17 December 201009 December 2024

Some of the biggest stories of 2010 also had strong scientific elements and the New Zealand media in general rose […]

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Top 10 science stories of 2009

Reflections on Science  |  Published: 18 December 200918 December 2009

Click on the link below to download the SMC Top 10 science stories of 2009 report: SMC – Top 10 […]

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