As the year draws to a close, we take a look at some of the biggest science stories of the year, and why they matter.

Classical physics suggests that objects move along a single, well-defined path. Quantum mechanics says something far stranger ...

Axions are hypothetical light particles that could solve two different physics problems, as they could explain why some ...

For decades flying cars seemed like one of those technologies that were just years away and, as an old chestnut has it, ...