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The following scientific events occurred or are scheduled to occur in 2024.
Events
January
- 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]
- 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
- A group of scientists from around the globe have charted paradigm shifting restorative pathways to mitigate the worst effects of climate change and biodiversity loss with a strong emphasis on environmental sustainability, human wellbeing and reducing social and economic inequality.[6][7]
- In a scientific breakthrough that could reshape our understanding of how light interacts with matter, researchers from the Attoscience and Ultrafast Optics group at the Institute of Photonic Sciences (ICFO) in Barcelona have discovered a new phase of matter, aptly named a "light-matter hybrid."[8]
- 10 January
- Chemists report studies finding that long-chain fatty acids were produced in ancient hydrothermal vents. Such fatty acids may have contributed to the formation of the first cell membranes that are fundamental to protocells and the origin of life.[9]
- Scientists report the extinction of Gigantopithecus blacki, the greatest primate known to inhabit the Earth, that lived between 2 million and 350,000 years ago, was largely due to the inability of the ape to adapt to a diet better suited to a significantly changed environment.[10][11]
- Researchers at the Buck Institute identify OXR1 as a gene that delays brain aging in response to dietary restriction by stabilizing the retromer complex.[12]
- 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]
- 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
- Upcoming astronomical and space events for 2024 according to The New York Times.[27]
- Expected system first light of the Vera C. Rubin Observatory[28] and launch of the NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar.[29]
- Science-related budgets
Astronomical events
See also
- Category:Science events
- Category:Science timelines
- List of emerging technologies
- List of years in science
References
- ↑ "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.
{{cite journal}}:|archive-date=/|archive-url=timestamp mismatch; 14 January 2024 suggested (help) - ↑ 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.
{{cite journal}}:|archive-date=/|archive-url=timestamp mismatch; 11 January 2024 suggested (help) - ↑ 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.
{{cite news}}:|archive-date=/|archive-url=timestamp mismatch; 12 January 2024 suggested (help) - ↑ 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.
{{cite news}}:|archive-date=/|archive-url=timestamp mismatch; 14 January 2024 suggested (help) - ↑ "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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