10 Recent Scientific Discoveries

10 Recent Scientific Discoveries

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10 Recent Scientific Discoveries
2020 hasn’t exactly been a great year. Heck, it hasn’t even been a good year for most of us. But whether
good or bad, the wheels of science are kept turning by the intrinsic human need for knowledge and
discovery. In short, scientists have been very busy even during this, the worst of years, to feed our
insatiable thirst for knowledge.
The discovery in number one puts us much closer to understanding, not on the earth, not even our own
solar system, but rather the entire universe itself. Curious? Stay tuned to find out more. Here are 10
recent scientific discoveries.

Number 10. Tyrannosaur Babies
The Tyrannosaurus Rex is undoubtedly the most well-known of all dinosaurs. Most of we know of them
comes from their fossilized remains, which have proven to be a treasure trove of information. But did
you know that all tyrannosaur fossils found have been adults and juveniles? No one has actually found a
baby T-Rex fossil, that is, until this year.
Researchers have identified the remains of tyrannosaurs so young they hadn’t yet broken free from
their shells. The discovery comes from finds at two different sites—a foot claw unearthed in 2018 from
the Horseshoe Canyon Formation in Alberta, Canada, and a lower jaw recovered in 1983 from the Two
Medicine Formation of Montana. Analysis of the remains, which are 71 to 75 million years old, revealed
only this year that tyrannosaurs started out surprisingly small, measuring an estimated three feet
long—about the size of a Chihuahua, but with an extra-long tail. This length is only about a tenth of their
full-grown counterparts and might help explain why researchers haven’t yet found other examples of
these tiny tyrants—most scientists just weren’t looking for such a pint-sized predator.

Number 9. Solving the 2019 Betelgeuse Mystery
Betelgeuse is usually among the brightest stars in the sky, but in December 2019, its intense twinkle
mysteriously dimmed. The dramatic change had scientists asking questions: Perhaps Betelgeuse was at
the end of its life and could explode in a supernova brighter than the full moon. If that is the case, we
are in for one hell of a sight. However, in August of this year, NASA announced a far less extraordinary
explanation for its suddenly shadowed face: For lack of a better term, the star “burped”.
I hope I haven’t lost you there with my use of advanced scientific terminologies but let me explain
nonetheless. Observations by the Hubble Space Telescope revealed that the star likely sent out a
superhot jet of plasma that cooled as it whipped outward. The process formed a cloud of stardust that
could have blocked Betelgeuse’s light from eager earthbound viewers. The star returned to its normal
brightness this past spring—so sky-watchers who want to witness one rare and exciting astronomical
event will have to wait.

Number 8. The End of an Outbreak

On June 25, the World Health Organization declared the end of the second largest Ebola outbreak,
which infected more than 3,480 and killed nearly 2,300. Known as the Kivu outbreak, the event began in
August 2018 with a cluster of cases near Kivu, in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Ebola is a hemorrhagic fever marked by a host of symptoms—including bleeding, fever, stomach pains,
weakness, and rashes—and is spread through direct contact with an infected person or animal’s blood
or bodily fluids. Containing the disease in Kivu was particularly difficult due to local unrest, which led to
suspicions about any government or international organization efforts to curb the disease’s spread.
However, armed with a new vaccine, healthcare workers, led by Michael Yao of the WHO, launched a
campaign to vaccinate anyone who may have been exposed. By also improving community engagement,
this effort led to the vaccination of more than 300,000 people.
While it’s true that this doesn’t really do anything to improve our current situation, with this global
pandemic and all, but if there’s one thing that 2020 has taught me, is that to celebrate all kinds of
victories, whether it affects me directly or not. Besides, that’s one less deadly sickness to worry about in
2021.

Number 7. Dino DNA found in Fossils
In Jurassic Park, isolating dinosaur DNA is as simple as extracting the blood feast of an ancient mosquito
encased in amber. While we’re still far from bringing this piece of science fiction to life, researchers did
make a mighty leap forward in the study of fossilized DNA. I

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