A number of significant scientific events occurred in 2017. The United Nations declared 2017 the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development.
6 January: A portion of the Larsen C ice shelf reportedly in danger of breaking off
6 January: The Earth and Moon as viewed 127 million miles away from the planet Mars by the MRO.
18 January: NASA and NOAA confirm 2016 was the hottest year on record globally
8 February: Genome of Quinoa food crop is decoded.
The year 2007 involved many significant scientific events and discoveries, some of which are listed below.
26 October 2007: Arthur Kornberg, Nobel Prize-winning American biochemist, dies aged 89.