Are we closer to having an answer? 2024 has witnessed weird sightings in the sky, a debate over the right to die and a big leap in our knowledge of where we came from.
Review of the year: meaning of life
Search for answers: This year, science and politics brought us closer to understanding how we came to be and how we should be allowed to die. Glossary
Strict - Harsh and believing that rules must be followed exactly.
Pyramids of Giza - Three Ancient Egyptian pyramids built near the Nile River.
Nile - The longest river in the world, passing through eleven different countries. It is an exceptionally old river, thought to have existed in some form for 23 million years. Egyptian civilisations have sustained themselves on the Nile, whose floodplain creates very fertile soil, for 7500 years.
Politicians - Someone whose job it is to be involved in running a country. Politicians try to persuade people they have the best ideas to run the country.
assisted dying - helping a person to end their life
Legal - Something that is legal is allowed by the law.
Humanity - All human beings.