{"id":65,"date":"2017-12-20T11:50:11","date_gmt":"2017-12-20T11:50:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/horizon.peachpuff-wolverine-566518.hostingersite.com\/?p=65"},"modified":"2018-05-29T23:42:44","modified_gmt":"2018-05-29T23:42:44","slug":"our-10-favourite-science-facts-from-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scienceblog.com\/horizon\/65\/our-10-favourite-science-facts-from-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Our 10 favourite science facts from 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"field field-name-field-header field-type-text-long field-label-hidden\">\n<div class=\"field-items\">\n<div class=\"field-item even\">\n<p>by Zo\u00e9 de York<\/p>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\"><strong>From rubber dandelions and toxic crustaceans to anti-vaxxers and the world\u2019s 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.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden\">\n<div class=\"field-items\">\n<div class=\"field-item even\">\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\">1.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/horizon-magazine.eu\/article\/neutron-star-collision-gives-rise-multi-messenger-astronomy_en.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">One sugar-cube-sized chunk of a neutron star would weigh a billion tonnes, or as much as Mount Everest.<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"dynamic_article_image_bloc\">\n<figure style=\"width: 975px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/horizon-magazine.eu\/sites\/default\/files\/neutron-star_985.jpg\" alt=\"Credit \u2013 NSF\/LIGO\/Sonoma State University\/Aurore Simonnet\" width=\"985\" height=\"615\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit \u2013 NSF\/LIGO\/Sonoma State University\/Aurore Simonnet<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"caption credit\">\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\">\u00a02.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/horizon-magazine.eu\/article\/anti-vaccine-groups-act-early-warning-sign-against-epidemics_en.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Anti-vaccine groups can serve as early warning signs of disease epidemics.<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"dynamic_article_image_bloc\">\n<figure style=\"width: 975px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/horizon-magazine.eu\/sites\/default\/files\/measles_985.jpg\" alt=\"Credit \u2013 Flickr\/ Dave Haygarth\" width=\"985\" height=\"553\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit \u2013 Flickr\/ Dave Haygarth<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"caption credit\">\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\">\u00a03.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/horizon-magazine.eu\/article\/physicists-accelerate-plans-new-large-hadron-collider-three-times-big_en.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Europe\u2019s next particle accelerator will be three times larger than CERN\u2019s Large Hadron Collider and smash particles together with the power of about 10 million lightning strikes.<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"dynamic_article_image_bloc\">\n<figure style=\"width: 975px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/horizon-magazine.eu\/sites\/default\/files\/lhc_.jpg\" alt=\"Credit \u2013 Dominguez, Daniel; Brice, Maximilien at CERN\" width=\"985\" height=\"378\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit \u2013 Dominguez, Daniel; Brice, Maximilien at CERN<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"caption credit\">\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\">\u00a04.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/horizon-magazine.eu\/article\/deep-sea-trenches-contain-chemicals-and-radioactivity_en.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Crustaceans living in the deepest parts of the world\u2019s oceans contain toxic chemicals that were banned decades ago.<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"dynamic_article_image_bloc\">\n<figure style=\"width: 1014px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/horizon-magazine.eu\/sites\/default\/files\/mariana.jpg\" alt=\"Credit - Pacific Ring of Fire 2004 Expedition. NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration; Dr Bob Embley, NOAA PMEL, Chief Scientist\" width=\"1024\" height=\"528\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit &#8211; Pacific Ring of Fire 2004 Expedition. NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration; Dr Bob Embley, NOAA PMEL, Chief Scientist<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"caption credit\">\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\">\u00a05.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/horizon-magazine.eu\/article\/traffic-pollution-prevents-children-s-brains-reaching-their-full-potential_en.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Exposure to air pollution before a school test can negatively affect students&#8217; performance.<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"dynamic_article_image_bloc\">\n<figure style=\"width: 975px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/horizon-magazine.eu\/sites\/default\/files\/pollution_985.jpg\" alt=\"Credit - Sanjeev Kugan on Unsplash\" width=\"985\" height=\"455\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit &#8211; Sanjeev Kugan on Unsplash<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"caption credit\">\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\">\u00a06.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/horizon-magazine.eu\/article\/what-happens-world-dying-winds_en.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The average terrestrial wind speed has decreased by half a kilometre per hour every decade since the 1960s.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"dynamic_article_image_bloc\">\n<figure style=\"width: 975px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/horizon-magazine.eu\/sites\/default\/files\/wind_985.jpg\" alt=\"Credit \u2013 Dawid Zawi\u0142a on Unsplash\" width=\"985\" height=\"558\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit \u2013 Dawid Zawi\u0142a on Unsplash<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"caption credit\">\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\">\u00a07.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/horizon-magazine.eu\/article\/rubber-dandelions-and-nickel-eating-flowers_en.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">It is possible to harvest rubber from dandelions, with one hectare producing around 200 kg of the material.<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"dynamic_article_image_bloc\">\n<figure style=\"width: 950px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/horizon-magazine.eu\/sites\/default\/files\/dandelion.jpg\" alt=\"Credit \u2013 Max Pixel\" width=\"960\" height=\"503\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit \u2013 Max Pixel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"caption credit\">\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\">\u00a08.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/horizon-magazine.eu\/article\/plaguing-insects-bittersweet-tastes-protect-crops_en.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Poplar leaf beetles can &#8216;taste&#8217; food even after it has reached their gut and entered their blood.<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"dynamic_article_image_bloc\">\n<figure style=\"width: 1274px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/horizon-magazine.eu\/sites\/default\/files\/poplar-beetle.jpg\" alt=\"Credit \u2013 \u2018Chrysomela populi\u2019 by Aiwok is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0\" width=\"1284\" height=\"706\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit \u2013 \u2018Chrysomela populi\u2019 by Aiwok is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"caption credit\">\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\">\u00a09.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/horizon-magazine.eu\/article\/engineers-drill-worlds-hottest-well-hoping-clean-energy-eruption_en.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Engineers have drilled the world\u2019s hottest geothermal well, nearly 5 km deep, in an active volcanic area.<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"dynamic_article_image_bloc\">\n<figure style=\"width: 975px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/horizon-magazine.eu\/sites\/default\/files\/DEEPEGS_crop_985.jpg\" alt=\"Credit \u2013 Chris Baraniuk\/ DEEPEGS\" width=\"985\" height=\"507\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit \u2013 Chris Baraniuk\/ DEEPEGS<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"caption credit\">\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\">\u00a010.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/horizon-magazine.eu\/article\/nanotechnology-early-days-radioactivity-when-it-comes-knowing-risks-dr-vladimir-baulin_en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gold nanoparticles\u00a0are able to cross\u00a0the protective membranes\u00a0around\u00a0cells.<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"dynamic_article_image_bloc\">\n<figure style=\"width: 795px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/horizon-magazine.eu\/sites\/default\/files\/Nanostar_3.jpg\" alt=\"Credit - NIST\" width=\"805\" height=\"227\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit &#8211; 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