Finding cure to pushing cosmic boundaries: 2020 was no bad year for science

It was the science that came to the aid of the planet as we settled into working from home and other 'new normals' amid successive lockdowns.

The sun is finally setting on 2020, easily the worst year of this century and one of the worst for a generation of people. This was a year that saw a raging virus, a mishandled pandemic, fatalities beyond imagination, and widespread economic mismanagement. However, the year gone by will also be remembered for human endurance, an undying spirit and the courage to find solutions.

Even as the world suffered unforeseen losses, it clawed its way back, albeit slowly, as the ball kept rolling. The year will go down in the annals of history as one of such brief windows that