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  6. ------------------------------------- November 2020 -------------------------------------
  7.  
  8. Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4mV-okHF3o
  9.  
  10. Image: https://imgur.com/gallery/s5LnALZ
  11.  
  12. Monthly newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/359cae84aa22/science_summary
  13.  
  14. ----------------- Selection -----------------
  15.  
  16. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_in_science
  17.  
  18. Items which I added to the Wikipedia list are marked with a star.
  19. Some more relevant information can be found on the list's talk page.
  20.  
  21. ------------------ Sources ------------------
  22.  
  23. FRBs
  24. https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=7776
  25. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-020-2863-y
  26.  
  27. *Radionuclides
  28. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/stellar-smashups-may-fuel-planetary-habitability-study-suggests/
  29. Notes: This is relevant to searches for habitable worlds and alien life
  30. https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/2041-8213/abc251
  31.  
  32. *Water on Mars
  33. https://phys.org/news/2020-11-mars-fled-red-planet.html
  34. https://science.sciencemag.org/content/370/6518/824
  35.  
  36. CRISPR-Cas9
  37. https://aftau.org/news_item/revolutionary-crispr-based-genome-editing-system-treatment-destroys-cancer-cells/
  38. https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/6/47/eabc9450
  39.  
  40. *Mediterranean diet modification
  41. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-11-green-mediterranean-med-diet-health.html
  42. https://heart.bmj.com/content/early/2020/11/25/heartjnl-2020-317802
  43.  
  44. *Bioreactors
  45. https://phys.org/news/2020-11-hydrogen-producing-droplets-paving-alternative-future.html
  46. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-020-19823-5
  47.  
  48. Protein folding
  49. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/nov/30/deepmind-ai-cracks-50-year-old-problem-of-biology-research
  50. https://deepmind.com/blog/article/alphafold-a-solution-to-a-50-year-old-grand-challenge-in-biology
  51.  
  52. Venus
  53. *Re-analysis of ALMA data (preprint)
  54. https://arxiv.org/abs/2011.08176
  55. *ALMA shutdown
  56. https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/11/potential-signs-life-venus-are-fading-astronomers-downgrade-their-original-claims
  57.  
  58. COVID-19
  59. *Cluster 5
  60. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-11-north-denmark-lockdown-mutated-mink.html
  61. Vaccine 1
  62. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-54873105
  63. Vaccine 2
  64. https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/world/moderna-vaccine-effective-covid-19-prevention-13569860
  65. *Vaccine 3
  66. https://www.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-russia-vaccine-transp/rpt-exclusive-russia-focuses-on-freeze-dried-vaccine-doses-as-transport-fix-idUSL1N2I30ML
  67. Vaccine 4
  68. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-55040635
  69. Virions (preprint)
  70. https://stm.sciencemag.org/content/early/2020/11/20/scitranslmed.abe2555/
  71. https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.10.21.20216895v1
  72. *Earlier start of pandemic
  73. https://www.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-italy-timing-idUSKBN27W1J2
  74. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0300891620974755
  75. *Face masks
  76. https://phys.org/news/2020-11-masks-covid-length.html
  77. https://aip.scitation.org/doi/full/10.1063/5.0029767
  78.  
  79. _________
  80.  
  81.  
  82. *Arthropods
  83. https://phys.org/news/2020-11-million-year-old-five-eyed-fossil-reveals-arthropod.html
  84. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-020-2883-7
  85.  
  86. *Missing baryon problem
  87. https://phys.org/news/2020-11-hidden-universe.html
  88. https://www.aanda.org/articles/aa/full_html/2020/11/aa38521-20/aa38521-20.html
  89.  
  90. *Bose-Einstein condensate
  91. https://phys.org/news/2020-11-superconductor-previously-thought-impossible.html
  92. https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/6/45/eabb9052
  93.  
  94. *Food system
  95. https://phys.org/news/2020-11-global-food-emissions-key-climate.html
  96. https://science.sciencemag.org/content/370/6517/705
  97.  
  98. *Wow! signal (preprint)
  99. https://phys.org/news/2020-11-amateur-astronomer-alberto-caballero-source.html
  100. https://arxiv.org/abs/2011.06090
  101.  
  102. *Biomining
  103. https://www.newscientist.com/article/2259373-asteroid-munching-microbes-could-mine-materials-from-space-rocks/
  104. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-020-19276-w
  105.  
  106. Volcanoes on Mars (preprint)
  107. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/20/science/mars-volcano-eruption.html
  108. https://arxiv.org/abs/2011.05956
  109.  
  110. *Dolphins
  111. https://phys.org/news/2020-11-dolphins-oxygen-dive-related-problems-consciously.html
  112. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphys.2020.604018/full
  113.  
  114. *Cocoa powder
  115. https://www.upi.com/Health_News/2020/11/24/Flavanol-rich-cocoa-drinks-can-improve-brain-function-study-finds/8051606237856/
  116. Notes: cocoa powder is not the same as chocolate, do not confuse these
  117. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-76160-9
  118.  
  119. Solar neutrinos
  120. https://phys.org/news/2020-11-neutrinos-yield-experimental-evidence-catalyzed.html
  121. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-020-2934-0
  122.  
  123. Early Earth
  124. https://scitechdaily.com/uncovering-mysteries-of-earths-primeval-atmosphere-4-5-billion-years-ago-and-the-emergence-of-life/
  125. https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/6/48/eabd1387
  126.  
  127. ------------------ Not included ------------------
  128.  
  129. - Scientists report that Sahelanthropus tchadensis - thought to be an extinct hominin - was not a hominin after all.
  130.  
  131. - *Further evidence – based on paired coronene-mercury spikes – for a volcanic combustion cause of the largest known mass extinction of life 252 Mya is published.
  132.  
  133. - *Scientists begin collecting living fragments, tissue and DNA samples of corals from the Great Barrier Reef for a biobank for potential future restoration and rehabilitation activities.
  134.  
  135. - *Scientists report the development of a microalgae-based fish-free aquaculture feed with substantial gains in sustainability, performance, economic viability, and human health.
  136.  
  137. - *A scientist releases visualizations that show why face masks meant to slow the spread of COVID-19 should not have valves under a free license.
  138.  
  139. - The satellite Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich that is expected to monitor sea levels in high detail is launched.
  140.  
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  142. Image sources & explanations (modified): https://pastebin.com/3570MJBF
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