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It's been a tough year. Again. And now, with the omicron variant quickly spreading through the world, it can be hard to remember that there was also good stuff in 2021.
Vaccines against the coronavirus became available and were distributed to billions of people around the world -- more than 8 billion doses, according to Our World in Data. And throughout 2021, amid the continuing pandemic, our team at Inside Science has provided a steady stream of science news about what's been happening around the universe, in arenas from the cultural to the cosmic. Our coverage has included important discoveries, novel findings, and efforts to explain the strange and sometimes wonderful science found in our daily lives.
Our Inside Science team would like to thank our readers and viewers for making this another record year for visits to our website and YouTube channel. Thanks for sharing -- and indulging -- our curiosity about everything from whether bamboo could make good cricket bats to explaining how artificial intelligence can help find hidden roads.
This will be our last newsletter of 2021. Thank you for watching our videos and reading our stories in 2021. Here's to a better 2022.
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—Chris Gorski, Senior Editor |
Our coverage throughout another tough year has continued to explore how science influences daily life. |
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Inside Science's Latest Stories |
As grapes moved throughout Europe, people interbred domesticated vines with wild fruit. |
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Researchers hope the tiny moth ears could someday inspire improvements to cell phones and hearing aids. |
By Nala Rogers, Staff Writer |
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A newfound millipede with 1,306 legs has the most legs of any known animal, researchers say. |
By Charles Q. Choi, Contributor |
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Other Popular Stories from Inside Science |
This week, we're featuring our most read Inside Science stories from 2021. First is Nala Rogers' feature on the imperiled fossils that contain some of the earliest evidence for life. |
Nala Rogers, Staff Writer |
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The second most popular story was Charles Choi's report on a previously unknown lineage of extinct humans |
Charles Q. Choi, Contributor |
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And finally, our team's valiant but unsuccessful predictions of this year's Nobel prize winners also reached tens of thousands of readers. |
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