Scientific Discoveries and Achievements 2012

Hank Green presents SciShow's year-end special, highlighting major scientific discoveries of 2012. These include the smallest vertebrate, the oldest musical instruments, the largest radio telescope, record high temperatures, the Higgs boson, the Mars Science Laboratory landing, Arctic ice records, DNA imaging, and the oldest dinosaur. The video concludes with thanks to viewers and the SciShow team.

What is the main focus of the SciShow year-end special?

• To highlight the biggest scientific discoveries of 2012

• To predict future scientific trends

• To review the history of science

• To discuss the failures in science from 2012

Where was the world's smallest vertebrate discovered?

• Madagascar

• Amazon Rainforest

• Congo Basin

• Papua New Guinea

What material were the oldest musical instruments made from?

• Wood

• Vulture bones and mammoth ivory

• Stone

• Bronze

What is the Square Kilometre Array?

• A new type of spacecraft

• A climate monitoring system

• A biological research facility

• A large radio telescope project

What was significant about the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft in 2012?

• It was the first spacecraft to land on Mars

• It was the first commercial vehicle to dock with the ISS

• It discovered a new planet

• It set a speed record for space travel

What record did physicists at Brookhaven National Laboratory achieve?

• The highest man-made temperature ever recorded

• The coldest temperature ever recorded

• The largest particle ever discovered

• The longest particle collision

What is the Higgs boson associated with?

• The speed of light

• The expansion of the universe

• The Higgs field, which gives mass to particles

• The creation of black holes

What was the Mars Science Laboratory's achievement in 2012?

• It was the largest probe to land on Mars

• It found evidence of life on Mars

• It discovered water on Mars

• It returned to Earth with samples

What climate record was set in September 2012?

• The highest rainfall ever recorded

• The coldest winter on record

• The lowest Arctic sea ice coverage

• The hottest summer on record

What was the significance of the DNA images released in November 2012?

• They were the first colored images of DNA

• They revealed a new type of DNA

• They provided the first direct images of DNA's double helix structure

• They showed the first evidence of DNA in fossils