Nature magazine — which is a British scientific production — released, this Monday (9), a list in which it highlights the ten personalities who shaped science in 2024. Check it out below.
“The list Nature’s 10 recognizes the year’s major developments in science and tells the stories of some of the people behind them. It is compiled by Nature editors to highlight important trends in science, technology, engineering and medicine, as well as to recognize how researchers are shaping our world,” it says the publication.
“A fraud buster, a nuclear clock maker and a virus hunter. These are just some of the notable people chosen for this year’s Nature’s 10”, completes the text.
Nature’s 10
Ekkehard Peik – Father Time
A physicist who made important discoveries that could lead to the creation of nuclear clocks that surpass the best atomic clocks.
Kaitlin Kharas – Fair Pay Champion
PhD student who helped lead a campaign to achieve the largest salary increase in 20 years for Canadian graduate students and postdocs.
Li Chunlai – guardian of the moon rock
Geologist who is leading efforts to study rock samples that China’s Chang’e-6 mission collected from the far side of the Moon.
Anna Abalkina – Fraud hunter
This Russian scientific detective identifies false articles and fake news.
Huji Xu – Daring doctor
A doctor and researcher who pioneered a revolutionary approach to treating autoimmune diseases.
Wendy Freedman – Cosmic Ranger
A long-standing tension over the expansion rate of the universe may be over — thanks to the efforts of this astronomer.
Muhammad Yunus – Nation Builder
An economist and Nobel Peace Prize winner is now the interim leader of Bangladesh. He has the expectations of his country’s students on his shoulders.
Placide Mbala – Virus Hunter
He has been sounding the alarm about deadly mpox outbreaks. But when will the world really listen?
Cordelia Bähr – climate crusader
A lawyer and an army of older women in Switzerland have won a historic legal battle against their government over its climate policies.
Rémi Lam – AI weather detective
This researcher is developing machine learning techniques to significantly improve weather forecasts.
NASA announces dates for landing on the Moon for the Artemis II and III missions
This content was originally published in 10 people who shaped science in 2024, according to Nature on the CNN Brasil website.
Source: CNN Brasil

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