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The most important scientific news of 2020

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2020 will be remembered by many as one of the most dire years in recent history, due to the global health and economic consequences of the pandemic of a new human coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, which causes COVID-19.

But the group of researchers has not only focused on the study of this coronavirus and the design of more than 400 vaccines to stop the pandemic. 2020 has also been a very prolific year from a scientific point of view, with headlines that have amazed and excited us, and also saddened us.

We are going to review which have been the most important scientific novelties that the year 2020 has brought. Not all of them, but a selection of the most important ones.

Slaves and Disabled: Forced Medical Test Volunteers

The main problem to carry out medical research is to have willing volunteers for it. And if they come out for free, much better. This is the story of unethical behavior in medical research.

How are lightning created?

Summer is synonymous with sun, but also with storms. Who has not contemplated one from the protection that the home gives that electrical display that is lightning?

How global warming will affect astronomy

Astronomical observations around the world will worsen in quality as a result of climate change, according to a new study.

New images of Saturn's rings in stunning detail

New images of Saturn's rings in stunning detail

NASA discovers more than 50 areas that emit exorbitant levels of greenhouse gases

NASA's 'EMIT' spectrometer locates has targeted Central Asia, the Middle East and the US among others.

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