Our favorite online news stories of 2023

A mad scientist. A mysterious sea creature. A sunken warship. That’s not the setup for the next Hollywood blockbuster—it’s a sampling of some of our favorite science news stories of this year. These articles don’t concern studies that are going to change the world; for that, see our Breakthrough of the Year coverage. Rather, they’re fun, enlightening, and often exclusive items that were treasured by our readers and staff alike. Happy holidays, and—more importantly—happy reading! Skip slideshow Two forms of a parasite cooperate to make this swimming mass of larvae. RYO MINEMIZU By fluttering, larger white larvae move a colony through the water. ADAMEYKO LAB ‘Mind-boggling’ sea creature spotted off Japan has finally been identified We here at Science love a good enigma, and this one’s a doozy. A ladybug-size creature spotted off Okinawa, Japan, has baffled scientists since an underwater photographer first posted photos of it in 2018. It wasn’t a worm, a mollusk, or a crustacean. What was it? In this exclusive, follow a group of scientific sleuths as they get to the bottom of a marine mystery. People who are resuscitated after death often report out-o...
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