Montreal, Thursday, January 7, 2021 - For a 28e year, the magazine Québec Science unveils the most astounding Quebec discoveries of the past year. The top 10 research breakthroughs of 2020 were chosen by a jury of journalists and researchers. The list includes discoveries in fields as diverse as the environment, synthetic biology, paleontology, oncology, quantum computing, mathematics and oceanography. Discover the major breakthroughs made by Quebec researchers in 2020.
VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITE DISCOVERY
Québec Science invites the public to vote for « People's Choice Award Québec Science Discovery of the Year 2020 » at www.quebecscience.qc.ca/decouverte2020 by February 8 next.
On the cover of the magazine: lichen, the beautiful unknown
Lichen is everywhere, in town and country, yet few people know that it's not a plant - or that it covers seven percent of the planet. There's a lot we can learn from this highly unusual form of life. Journalist Mélissa Guillemette takes us on an incursion into this forest of the unloved.
All this and more in the latest issue of Québec Science, on newsstands now.
