Science news highlights of 2012

[Jazzy]

The year in science news was dominated by the discovery of the Higgs boson, ending a 50-year search for the keystone in our best theory of physics.



But 2012 was also marked by the arrival of a one-tonne rover on the surface of Mars, a record low for Arctic sea ice and - of course - a crab called Hasselhoff.



BBC News website science editor Paul Rincon looks back at an eventful year in science and the environment.

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Interesting stuff!

 

[DrLeftover]

The Archeology side of 2012

As much as science looked to the future this year in fields ranging from particle physics to planetary exploration, 2012 also gave us a rich view into the past. Here's a month-by-month view of what excited archaeologists through the year.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-20795347

 

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The MIT discovery of new magnetism was more important...