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Lost city found by accident and a fly’s brain mapped: 2024’s scientific wins
A total solar eclipse seen by millions, a lost jungle city discovered by accident and hope for the almost extinct northern white rhino – science has given us a lot to get excited about this year.
One of the biggest news stories was about making space travel cheaper and easier, with Elon Musk’s Starship making a giant step towards humanity having a reusable rocket.
Of course it’s not all been positive. In bad news for the planet, for example, it is now virtually certain that 2024 will be the world’s warmest year on record.
But there has been a lot to celebrate. Here are seven of our favourite uplifting science stories of the year.
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Nostalgia and passion fuel young couple running old-school photo lab
“It all started as a small passion project,” says Fabriccio Díaz, 28, who, together with his wife Lucía Ramírez, 25, runs the only fully operational photo film development lab in Central America from their apartment in Guatemala City.
“Now we have over 60 clients a month and have developed over 800 rolls just this year,” he adds.
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Hip surgery trial boosted by robot technology
A two year clinical trial to revolutionise hip surgery using a state-of-the-art robotic guidance system has been taking place in Devon.
The research, which is the first of its kind in the world, is being led by The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust in Exeter.
The ‘hip surgical techniques to enhance rehabilitation’ (HIPSTER) study aims to improve the experience of people having a total hip replacement to treat severe arthritis by cutting fewer tendons during surgery.
Lead research nurse Lizzy Gordon said the trial could “benefit a lot of people”
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‘My surgeon saved my smile with new hologram technology’
When Susannah Morgan learned that an operation to remove a benign tumour in her neck could leave her with a crooked smile she was “frantic”.
The 45-year-old was advised to have it removed in case it turned cancerous but she was warned the surgery would also leave her with a dent in her neck and possible paralysis.
Desperate to avoid being permanently disfigured, she researched alternatives and discovered a new technique using a hologram which could save her smile.
Last month the mother-of-one, from Edinburgh, became the first person to undergo the pioneering operation in Scotland.
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