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Welcome to the final door of your 2016 Curious Meerkat advent calendar.
My Favourite Scientific Discoveries 2016:
Physics
- Scientists confirmed the existence of gravitational waves, twice.
- A new Earth-like Planet, Proxima B, was discovered.
- Researchers discovered a new form of light.
- I wrote about what asteroid mining might mean for conservation on Earth and beyond.
Chemistry
- Scientists developed a technique to freeze carbon dioxide into rock.
- Researchers discovered a new state of matter for water.
- A new technique for seeing gene expression using MRI was developed.
- I wrote about how synthetic biology and nanotechnology can come together to generate new forms of energy.
Biology
- Scientists used the CRISPR gene-editing tool on humans for the first time
- A 400-year old Greenland Shark was named the ‘longest-living vertebrate’.
- Researchers revealed the importance of the penis bone in primate evolution.
- Scientists confirmed that recent droughts shut down the Amazon Carbon Sink.
- A mysterious Ghost Shark was filmed swimming in the Northern Hemisphere.
- I wrote about the new field of soundscape ecology, that shows how our natural world is falling silent.
Useful Links for 2017
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By: Claire Asher
Claire is a Freelance Science Writer and Communicator, and Innovation Officer for the London NERC Doctoral Training Partnership. She created Curious Meerkat in 2009, and has also written for a variety of publications including New Scientist, BBC Earth, Science, Nature, Mongabay, and The Scientist, as well as contributing to several books.. She completed her PhD in 2013 on the social behaviour of dinosaur ants.
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