24 Things That Made the World a Better Place in 2024
WiredLet’s face it—2024 has felt at times like a relentless conveyor belt of doom. Routine Childhood Vaccination Against Malaria Began Malaria has proven a stubborn foe—the quest to produce a vaccine against it began more than a century ago. Now, two are available, and in early 2024, the world’s first routine childhood immunization campaign against malaria began in Cameroon. Humans Gathered Their First Rocks From the Far Side of the Moon In May, China’s Chang’e-6 mission began its journey to the far side of the moon, and when it returned to Earth on June 25, it was carrying a very precious cargo—almost two kilos of lunar material from a region rarely glimpsed by humans, the dark side of the moon. SpaceX’s Starship Completed a Stunning Vertical Landing Elon Musk has said Starships will start journeying to Mars in 2026.
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