Top science stories of 2020 from the Australian Science Media Centre – The Recorder

The Australian Science Media Centre brings you the top science stories of 2020.
There’s no ignoring 2020’s elephant in the room – COVID-19. It all began in late 2019, when a cluster of cases of SARS-CoV-2 infection, initially thought to be cases of pneumonia, was reported in Wuhan, China. Before long, the virus spread rapidly around the world, reaching Australian shores in late January.
In March, the first casualties were reported here, and the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a pandemic….

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