The Top 10 science stories of the year

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12/22/2019 2019 brought us the first image of a black hole. A movie may be next The Event Horizon Telescope team is gearing up for more black hole discoveries. Read More Measles got a foothold in the United States this year and almost didn’t let go Areas of low vaccination are blamed for the United States' largest number of measles cases in more than 25 years. Read More Record-breaking heat amplified waves of student climate protests in 2019 While the world experienced record-breaking heat, Greta Thunberg and other activists pushed decision makers to take climate change seriously. Read More Vaping’s dangers loom large amid more than 50 U.S. deaths this year Lung injuries and deaths linked to vaping in 2019 are a sobering indication of the dangers of e-cigarettes as teen use continues to rise. Read More Mysterious Denisovans emerged from the shadows in 2019 Denisovan fossil and DNA finds this year highlighted the enigmatic hominid’s complexity and our own hybrid roots. Read More The first U.S. trials in people put CRISPR to the test in 2019 Trials of the gene editor in people began in the United States this year, a first step toward fulfilling the technology’s medical promise. Read More Google claimed quantum supremacy in 2019 — and sparked controversy Google’s quantum computer outperformed the most powerful supercomputer on a task, the company reported. But some scientists aren’t fully convinced. Read More A year of big numbers startled the world into talking about nature Fires in the Amazon and the loss of billions of birds renewed worries about wildlife. Read More China stuck its moon landing this year. Others weren’t as lucky Fifty years after Apollo 11 landed on the moon, Earth’s sidekick is getting renewed attention from space agencies around the world. Read More In 2019, a ketamine-based antidepressant raised hopes and concerns Ketamine and related molecules might ease severe depression, but the drugs come with baggage. Read More Privacy policy  |  Update Profile  | Manage Subscriptions  |   Unsubscribe This email was sent by: Society for Science & the Public 1719 N Street NW Washington, DC, 20036, US