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Science-related events during 2024
Overview of the events of 2024 in science
The following scientific events occurred or are scheduled to occur in 2024 .
January [ edit ]
2 January – The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) publishes its JRA-55 dataset, confirming 2023 as the warmest year on record globally, at 1.43 °C (2.57 °F) above the 1850–1900 baseline. This is 0.14 °C (0.25 °F) above the previous record set in 2016.[1] [full citation needed ]
3 January – The first functional semiconductor made from graphene is created at the Georgia Institute of Technology .[2]
5 January – Scientists report that newborn galaxies in the very early universe were "banana"-shaped, much to the surprise of researchers.[3] [4] [5]
9 January
10 January
11 January
Biologists report the discovery of the oldest known skin , fossilized about 289 million years ago, and possibly the skin from an ancient reptile.[13] [14]
Scientists report the discovery of Tyrannosaurus mcraeensis , an older species of Tyrannosaurus that lived 5-7 million years before Tyrannosaurus rex , and which may be fundamentally important to the evolution of the species.[15] [16]
A study of the Caatinga region in Brazil finds that its semi-arid biome could lose over 90% of mammal species by 2060, even in a best-case scenario of climate change .[17]
A graphene -based implant on the surface of mouse brains, in combination with a two-photon microscope, is shown to capture high-resolution information on neural activity at depths of 250 micrometers.[18]
A review of genetic data from 21 studies with nearly one million participants finds more than 50 new genetic loci and 205 novel genes associated with depression , opening potential targets for drugs to treat depression.[19]
12 January
Global warming : 2023 is confirmed as the hottest year on record by several science agencies.[20]
NASA reports a figure of 1.4 degrees Celsius above the late 19th century average, when modern record-keeping began.[21]
NOAA reports a figure of 1.35 degrees Celsius.[22]
Berkeley Earth reports a figure of 1.54 degrees Celsius.[23]
13 January – NASA fully opens the recovered container with samples from the Bennu asteroid , after three months of failed attempts.[24]
16 January – The first successful cloning of a rhesus monkey is reported by scientists in China.[25] [26]
Predicted and scheduled events [ edit ]
Astronomical events [ edit ]
Close approach of asteroid 2020 BX12 to Earth
Potential collision of lost asteroid 2007 FT3 with Earth
See also [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ "Global temperatures" . Climatlas . 2 January 2024. Retrieved 3 January 2024 .
^ "Researchers create first functional semiconductor made from graphene" . EurekAlert! . 3 January 2024. Retrieved 8 January 2024 .
^ Overbye, Dennis (5 January 2024). "The Early Universe Was Bananas - Images from the Webb telescope suggest that newborn galaxies look weirder than expected. Exactly how screwy was physics at the dawn of time?" . The New York Times . Archived from the original on 5 January 2024. Retrieved 6 January 2024 .
^ Pandya, Viraj; et al. (2023). "Galaxies Going Bananas: Inferring the 3D Geometry of High-Redshift Galaxies with JWST-CEERS" . arXiv . Archived from the original on 6 January 2024. Retrieved 6 January 2024 .
^ "Galaxies Going Bananas: Columbia Astronomy Research Featured in New York Times" . 6 January 2024. Retrieved 7 January 2024 .
^ Berwyn, Bob (9 January 2024). "What is 'degrowth' and can it be the key to saving our planet?" . The Oregonian . Retrieved 10 January 2024 .
^ Ripple, William J. ; Wolf, Christopher; van Vuuren, Detlef P.; Gregg, Jillian W.; Lenzen, Manfred (9 January 2024). "An environmental and socially just climate mitigation pathway for a planet in peril" . Environmental Research Letters . 19 : 021001. doi :10.1088/1748-9326/ad059e . Retrieved 10 January 2024 .
^ Johnson, Dexter (9 January 2024). "X-rays Reveal a New Phase of Matter" . IEEE Spectrum . Retrieved 11 January 2024 .
^ Purvis, Graham; et al. (10 January 2024). "Generation of long-chain fatty acids by hydrogen-driven bicarbonate reduction in ancient alkaline hydrothermal vents" . Communications Earth & Environment . 5 (30). doi :10.1038/s43247-023-01196-4 . Archived from the original on 13 January 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2024 .
^ Tamisiea, Jack (10 January 2024). "The Biggest Ape That Ever Lived Was Not Too Big to Fail - Fossil teeth reveal Gigantopithecus was doomed by a changing environment and an inflexible diet" . The New York Times . Archived from the original on 10 January 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2024 .
^ Zhang, Yingqi; et al. (10 January 2024). "The demise of the giant ape Gigantopithecus blacki" . Nature . doi :10.1038/s41586-023-06900-0 . Archived from the original on 10 January 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2024 .
^ Wilson KA, Bar S, et al. (January 2024). "OXR1 maintains the retromer to delay brain aging under dietary restriction" . Nature Communications . 15 (1): 1–15. doi :10.1038/s41467-023-44343-3 . PMC 10784588 . PMID 38212606 .
^ Golembiewski, Kate (11 January 2024). "Scaly Fossil Is the Oldest-Known Piece of Skin - The specimen came from a 289 million-year-old fossil deposit and might offer clues to how skin evolved" . The New York Times . Archived from the original on 11 January 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2024 .
^ Mooney ,Ethan D.; et al. (11 January 2024). "Paleozoic cave system preserves oldest-known evidence of amniote skin" . Current Biology . doi :10.1016/j.cub.2023.12.008 . Archived from the original on 12 January 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2024 .
^ Elbein, Asher (11 January 2024). "New Origin Story for Tyrannosaurus Rex Suggested by Fossil - Researchers say the species they named Tyrannosaurus mcraeensis predated the dinosaur era's great predator" . The New York Times . Archived from the original on 11 January 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2024 .
^ Dalman, Sebastian G.; Loewen, Mark A.; Pyron, R. Alexander; Jasinski, Steven E.; Malinzak, D. Edward; Lucas, Spencer G.; Fiorillo, Anthony R.; Currie, Philip J.; Longrich, Nicholas R. (11 January 2024). "A giant tyrannosaur from the Campanian–Maastrichtian of southern North America and the evolution of tyrannosaurid gigantism" . Scientific Reports . 13 (1). doi :10.1038/s41598-023-47011-0 . ISSN 2045-2322 . PMID 38212342 .
^ "Newly identified genes for depression may lead to new treatments" . EurekAlert! . 11 January 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2024 .
^ "This Graphene-Based Brain Implant Can Peer Deep Into the Brain From Its Surface" . Singularity Hub . 11 January 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2024 .
^ "Newly identified genes for depression may lead to new treatments" . UCL . 11 January 2024. Retrieved 16 January 2024 .
^ "State of the Climate: 2023 smashes records for surface temperature and ocean heat" . Carbon Brief . 12 January 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2024 .
^ "NASA Analysis Confirms 2023 as Warmest Year on Record" . NASA . 12 January 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2024 .
^ " 'Off the charts': 2023 was hottest year ever recorded globally, US scientists confirm" . The Guardian . 12 January 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2024 .
^ "Global Temperature Report for 2023" . Berkeley Earth . 12 January 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2024 .
^ MacDonald, Cheyenne (13 January 2024). "NASA finally got the stuck lid off its asteroid Bennu sample container - Thanks to some stubborn fasteners, the agency spent three months locked out of the sample OSIRIS-REx dropped off" . Engadget . Archived from the original on 13 January 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2024 .
^ "Cloned rhesus monkey created to speed medical research" . BBC News . 16 January 2024. Retrieved 16 January 2024 .
^ "Reprogramming mechanism dissection and trophoblast replacement application in monkey somatic cell nuclear transfer" . Nature . 16 January 2024. Retrieved 16 January 2024 .
^ Staff (1 January 2024). "Sync Your Calendar With the Solar System - Never miss an eclipse, a meteor shower, a rocket launch or any other astronomical and space event that's out of this world" . The New York Times . Archived from the original on 3 January 2024. Retrieved 3 January 2024 .
^ Skibba, Ramin. "A New 3,200-Megapixel Camera Has Astronomers Salivating" . Wired . Retrieved 15 June 2023 .
^ "NASA-ISRO science instruments arrive in India ahead of 2024 launch" . Jet Propulsion Laboratory via phys.org . Retrieved 15 June 2023 .
^ "Biden backs science in his 2024 budget plan. But don't bank on those numbers" . Science . Retrieved 15 June 2023 .
^ "U.S. debt deal clouds hopes of big increases for science agencies" . Science . Retrieved 15 June 2023 .
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