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<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div><\/h2>\n2022 in science<\/h2>\n
This year, the news headlines have been dominated by UK politics, the energy crisis and the Ukrainian war. But there have been some fascinating scientific discoveries too. Here\u2019s a<\/span>\u00a0recap of some of the year\u2019s biggest stories from the fields of medicine, biology, climate change, dinosaurs and space.<\/span><\/p>\n The first images beamed back from NASA\u2019s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)<\/a> have stunned the world this year, and in just a few short months, the JWST has imaged the universe as never before. In this bumper feature, we showcase some of the telescope\u2019s best images and discoveries to date.<\/p>\n Robot companions are on their way, and d<\/span>on\u2019t be surprised if they quickly become part of the family.<\/p>\n Thrifty holiday ideas that don\u2019t cost the Earth. Projects include a Jupiter-inspired wreath for your front door, a JWST bauble for your tree, and, how to make the most out of your Christmas turkey by making the ultimate Christmas leftovers sandwich.<\/p>\n Okay, so it\u2019s hard to get in the Christmas spirit when energy prices are nearing the point where it might be more efficient just to set the cash on fire, and the economy looks like it\u2019s been shoved down the stairs in some grisly act of mercy. But that doesn\u2019t stop us from daydreaming, does it? Here\u2019s our wishlist of gifts and cool gadgets<\/a> that has driven us to distraction as we enter into the festive period.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Don\u2019t forget that\u00a0BBC Science Focus<\/em>\u00a0is also available on all major digital platforms. We have versions for\u00a0Android<\/a>,\u00a0Kindle Fire and Kindle e-reader<\/a>, as well as an\u00a0iOS app<\/a>\u00a0for the iPad and iPhone.<\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n By Holly Spanner Published: Wednesday, 07 December 2022 at 12:00 am 2022 in science This year, the news headlines have been dominated by UK politics, the energy crisis and the Ukrainian war. But there have been some fascinating scientific discoveries too. Here\u2019s a\u00a0recap of some of the year\u2019s biggest stories from the fields of medicine, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":21132,"template":"","categories":[1],"acf":{"readingTimeMinutes":"2"},"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/12\/new-issue-end-of-year-qa-special.jpg",940,530,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/12\/new-issue-end-of-year-qa-special-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/12\/new-issue-end-of-year-qa-special-300x169.jpg",300,169,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/12\/new-issue-end-of-year-qa-special-768x433.jpg",768,433,true],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/12\/new-issue-end-of-year-qa-special.jpg",800,451,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/12\/new-issue-end-of-year-qa-special.jpg",940,530,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/12\/new-issue-end-of-year-qa-special.jpg",940,530,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcsciencefocus\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"By Holly Spanner Published: Wednesday, 07 December 2022 at 12:00 am 2022 in science This year, the news headlines have been dominated by UK politics, the energy crisis and the Ukrainian war. But there have been some fascinating scientific discoveries too. Here\u2019s a\u00a0recap of some of the year\u2019s biggest stories from the fields of medicine,…","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcsciencefocus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/21131"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcsciencefocus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcsciencefocus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcsciencefocus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcsciencefocus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21132"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcsciencefocus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21131"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcsciencefocus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21131"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}One year in space: The James Webb Space Telescope<\/h2>\n
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