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Biggest Discoveries of 2005

December 29, 2005 /

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We live in a technological age, for sure, but 2005 will go down as a particularly abundant year for scientific discoveries.

The Year of the Rooster marked the discovery of the first dinosaur tissue, the solar system’s 10th planet and a mechanical hand controlled by thought alone.

It was an especially big year for space scientists, who peered beneath the gloom of a Saturnian moon, detected the first Earthlike alien planet and smashed into a speeding comet.

Here, in reverse order, is Wired News’ take on the biggest scientific and technical discoveries of 2005. Did we miss anything?

By Leander Kahney

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