From rubber dandelions and toxic crustaceans to anti-vaxxers and the world’s hottest geothermal well, Horizon covered a wide variety of stories in 2017. Here are our 10 favourite science facts that we learned along the way.
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2. Anti-vaccine groups can serve as early warning signs of disease epidemics.
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Credit – Dominguez, Daniel; Brice, Maximilien at CERN
Credit – Pacific Ring of Fire 2004 Expedition. NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration; Dr Bob Embley, NOAA PMEL, Chief Scientist
5. Exposure to air pollution before a school test can negatively affect students’ performance.
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8. Poplar leaf beetles can ‘taste’ food even after it has reached their gut and entered their blood.
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10. Gold nanoparticles are able to cross the protective membranes around cells.
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