For the editors at Scientific American, a new year is a chance to look ahead and predict what might unfold in the world of science and health.
In 2022 we covered both inspiring and disturbing news—exquisite images from space telescopes, massively reduced reproductive rights in the U.S., efforts to dismantle environmental regulation, a war that laid bare our energy co-dependencies, a Nobel Prize for our Neandertal ancestry, and much more. Here’s some of what we’re paying attention to as 2023 arrives.
CLIMATE ACTION We still use a tremendous amount of fossil fuels, and European leaders, facing high costs and possible shortages because of the Ukraine War, will have to make serious decisions about energy infrastructure. We’ll be watching what they decide to build, particularly for renewable energy and transportation of fossil fuels, as well as what existing structures they keep online. The recently elected U.S. government could determine future climate-related financial support and regulation.
HEALTH Public interest in COVID and funds for researching it are decreasing. But people are still dying of the disease or are suffering from long COVID—which medical experts are just starting to investigate. The SARS-CoV-2 virus continues to evolve, and more vaccines and treatments are in the works. Outbreaks of other viruses, such as monkeypox, emphasize our need for better pandemic preparedness.
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