I’m going to be on a panel about recent advances in science this weekend at JordanCon in Atlanta, so I thought I’d put together a quick Top Ten as I prepare. In no particular order, here are my selections for the Top Ten Recent Solarpunk Science Stories (2017/2018):

1. Scientists Accidentally Create Mutant Enzyme That Eats Plastic Bottles
2. Massive Iceberg Breaks off from Antarctica
3. NASA Telescope Reveals Largest Batch of Earth-Size, Habitable-Zone Planets Around Single Star
4. CRISPR gene editing moved into new territory in 2017
5. Air-eating bacteria found in Antarctica
6. LIGO and Virgo make first detection of gravitational waves produced by colliding neutron stars
7. ETH zurich 3D prints a beating artificial heart
8. ‘print your city’ initiative sees 3D-printed plastic bags become urban furniture
9. ‘shoetopia’ project makes sneakers sustainable with biodegradable footwear, 3D-printed on demand
10. Trump’s Solar Tariff is a Bad Idea

via Real Clear Science, Scientific American, COSMOS, Design Boom

Image: “A Touch of Science” by Mars P. via a CC BY 2.0 License