2018: The year in science

Picks include a rogue gene-editor, a wunderkind physicist and a DNA detective who helped catch a serial killer.

Wildfires, cosmic rays and ancient-human hybrids are some of this year’s top stories.

Extracts from selected News & Views articles published this year.

California’s worst wildfires, cloned monkey twins, the world’s smallest house and more.

The first experiment to dim the Sun, the rise of traditional Chinese medicine and an internet of animals are among the stories that shaped 2018.

Discover the secrets of dandelion seeds, the mystery of the Baobabs, an ion-powered plane, and more in this year’s unmissable videos and podcasts.

Ancient robots, suffragist scientists, Tom Lehrer at 90 and the ultimate food fight – 2018 was a gift for science books and art.