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1. gtsnex+(OP)[view] [source] 2025-12-24 12:39:50
Science magazine used to run a genuinely thought-provoking “Breakthrough of the Year.” Lately, it feels like it has narrowed to AI+AI+agents, and more AI.

I’m looking for an outlet that consistently highlights truly unexpected, high-impact scientific breakthroughs across fields.

Ask HN: Is there anything like that out there?

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2. yurimo+S[view] [source] 2025-12-24 12:47:12
>>gtsnex+(OP)
Quanta? They do recaps by field every year. Have been a big fan for a while.
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3. squidb+v5[view] [source] 2025-12-24 13:31:28
>>gtsnex+(OP)
Have you considered that breakthroughs in AI research now might be more consequential than their equivalents in other fields - simply for bringing us nearer the point where AI accelerates all research?
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4. prolyx+bi[view] [source] 2025-12-24 15:05:30
>>gtsnex+(OP)
Arb Research and Renaissance Philanthropy made an excellent list this year! https://frontier.renaissancephilanthropy.org/
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5. kroato+nd1[view] [source] [discussion] 2025-12-24 22:01:15
>>squidb+v5
Lol.
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6. tim333+mr1[view] [source] 2025-12-24 23:50:57
>>gtsnex+(OP)
Maybe Science magazine https://www.science.org/content/article/breakthrough-2025 ?

>The seemingly unstoppable growth of renewable energy is Science’s 2025 Breakthrough of the Year

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