This year has produced an unprecedented news frenzy. As the deadly coronavirus pandemic raged around the world, lives were uprooted. Readers eagerly anticipated every bit of progress toward a vaccine. The killing of George Floyd sparked nationwide protests against police brutality and systemic racism.
Wildfires rampaged across western North America, including five of the six largest fires in California since 1932, and hurricanes tore through coastal cities,
with so many forming that scientists ran out of names for the storms. In the final few months of 2020, a historically divisive election dominated headlines.
Yet among these pivotal events were an array of scientific discoveries that slipped under the radar. As 2020 comes to a close, we look back at ten significant developments that you might have missed.
