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2025 was the year of online safety laws – but do they work?

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2025 was the year of online safety laws – but do they work?

New laws in the UK, Australia and France were brought in during 2025 with the aim of protecting children from harmful content online, but experts remain divided on whether they will achieve this goal

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Ken MacLeod

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Author Ken MacLeod on the life and work of the late Iain M. Banks

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Environment

China's carbon emissions may have started to fall in 2025

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Life

De-extinction was big news in 2025 – but didn't live up to the hype

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AI firms began to feel the legal wrath of copyright holders in 2025

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Life

A spectacular showcase of animal pictures from 2025

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Humans

The most amazing archaeology photos and discoveries of 2025

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Mind

People saw a new colour for the first time in 2025

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Health

The potential of GLP-1 drugs to transform medicine exploded in 2025

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Space

Chance of a devastating asteroid impact briefly spiked in 2025

A building-sized asteroid had a 1-in-32 chance of hitting Earth at its peak, but astronomers soon found there was zero chance of it impacting the planet

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We reveal our favourite 33 books, films, games and TV to escape with

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Space

Odd elements in supernova blast might have implications for alien life

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The six best science-fiction shows of 2025

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The two standout science-fiction films of 2025

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