http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/12/our-favorite-science-news-stories-2020-non-covid-19-edition > COVID-19 dominated the headlines this year, and our Breakthrough of the Year as well. But there was a lot of other important science news, and some fun stories to boot. For those of you looking for a pandemic break, here are some of our most popular non–COVID-19 stories of the year, along with some personal favorites—almost all of them stories we reported first. > Scientists discover virus with no recognizable genes