9 things that happened for the first time in 2022

The mission of the collision is to safely divert space rocks that could become a threat to Earth. It was like that.

A study published in the journal Environment International Last March Microplastics were found in blood samples fromHe 80% people surveyed.

Microplastics are tiny pieces of plastic around 5mm in length that are formed when larger pieces break down on land or in the ocean and pollute the environment.

The effects of microplastics on the body are unknown.But researchers say the new results are worrying, and that microplastics could harm human cells.

The 2022 FIFA Men’s World Cup will go down in history with a series of unprecedented milestones.

To begin with, it was The first edition of the tournament organized by an Arab country Or Muslim: Qatar.

Also considered Introduction of a woman as refereeA Party leaderWhen Frenchman Stéphanie Frapart refereed the group stage match between Germany and Costa Rica.

Indeed, Frapart presided over the all-female judging panel, which included assistant referees Nuesa Pace from Brazil and Karen Medina from Mexico.

There was another scoop Morocco’s impressive route The semi-final, the best result in the history of an African (and Arab) country. And speaking of milestones, Qatar 2022 will finally see Lionel Messi lift the World Cup trophy for the first time after five attempts!

Four. 8,000 million And counting…

November 15, 2022. That’s the first time the world’s population will surpass 8,000 million people, according to the UN.

“The reason for this unprecedented development A gradual increase in human life expectancy due to improvements in public health, nutrition, personal hygiene and medicine. This is a result of persistently high birth rates in some countries,” the agency said in a statement.

However, even though it took 12 years for the world’s population to grow from 7 billion to 8 billion, the UN It will take at least 15 years to reach the next 1 billionAs combined birth rates appear to slow.

Oxford University scientists announced in September Malaria vaccine with potential to ‘change the world’.

The new vaccine, scheduled to go on the market next year, has shown 80% effectiveness in trials against the deadly disease, which kills 400,000 people a year.

Scientists also said that Your vaccine It is not expensive.

Malaria is one of the leading causes of child mortality in the world, and developing vaccines against it is difficult because the parasite that causes it is often complex and elusive.

It’s a constantly moving target that changes shape inside the body, making immunization difficult.

American figure skater Timothy Leduc became the first non-binary person to compete at the Winter Olympics in Beijing in February.

LeDuc didn’t medal and finished seventh in the pairs event with Ashley Cain, but she made an impact on the world.

The James Webb Telescope doesn’t care about headlines in 2022: Since it went online in July, it has delivered Amazing images of the universe.

One of them is a deep snapshot of our universe, including JADES-GS-z13-0, a 13-billion-year-old galaxy in the “early days” after the Big Bang.

What appears to be a faint stain is th “The Farthest Galaxy” As confirmed so far by gold standard measurement.

Gustavo Pedro’s promotion was a historic milestone in Colombia.

Apart from being the country’s first left-wing president, he also emerged from the M19 guerrilla movement.

His arrival at the Palacio de Narino was out of hand Francia Marquez, First Vice PresidentA Afro and Environmentalist.

Scientists announced in June that they had discovered the world’s largest bacterium.

And you don’t need a microscope to see Theomargarita Magnifica: The newly discovered creature is similar in size and shape to human eyelids.

At about 1 cm in length, it is 50 times larger than all known giant bacteria And first visible to the naked eye.

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