Discover the new planets, moons, health advances, and ancient history uncovered in 2024.
As the year winds down, we wanted to take a look back at some of the top scientific discoveries that happened in 2024. From groundbreaking medical advances, major space exploration, and ancient genetics, here are some of the year's most exciting advancements.In 2022, health organizations across the globe, including the Food and Drug Administration in the U.S., approved the drug lenacapavir as a treatment for HIV/AIDS.
The mapping process took an international research team 10 years to complete. Along with counting neurons, the team also looked at and mapped millions of synaptic connections. This star may also have a smaller Earth-like planet in its orbit. Though not yet confirmed, the smaller planet, TIC 271971130.02, would be the smallest known exoplanet in a habitable zone.Researchers compared segments of Neanderthal history to that of humans over different periods of time.
However, in 2024, a study partially funded by the NIH revealed that a simple blood test could accurately detect if a patient had Alzheimer’s. Researchers tested blood samples from over 1,200 older adults, some in memory care and some in primary care. The team analyzed the blood through a PrecivityAD2 test that measured amyloid beta and p-tau217. Amyloid beta accumulates in your brain due to Alzheimer’s.
Like Earth, Uranus and Neptune have their own moons. Unlike our one moon, however, these ice giants have multiple. Up until 2024, astronomers were only aware of Uranus having 27 moons and Neptune having 14. According to the International Astronomical Union's Minor Planet Center, however, three new moons are in orbit around these two planets.— astronomers spotted two of the moons orbiting Neptune and one orbiting Uranus.
Cave art from our early human ancestors offers us a unique glimpse into the past. We can learn what impacted their everyday lives and what was important to their culture.
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