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These are the most popular Science News stories of 2022

Science News drew over 13 million visitors to our website this year. Here’s a recap of the most-read news stories and long reads of 2022.

Readers discuss ‘ManBearPig’, uncombable hair and more

Readers ask about photon rings and more

Readers discuss the search for dark matter and 25 years of Mars rovers

Readers discuss a new type of black hole merger, warm-bloodedness and more

Readers discuss colors and spikes in the James Webb Space Telescope’s images and more

Readers discuss big bacteria, gravitational radar and more

Readers ask about the Higgs boson, 10 years after its discovery

Readers ask about rogue black holes, zippy neutrinos and more

Readers react to the first portrait of the Milky Way’s black hole and more

Readers react to a holey Triceratops skull, the W boson's mass and more

Readers react to Science News' headline quiz, pesky subatomic particles and more