2017 In Science
A number of significant scientific events occurred in 2017. The United Nations declared 2017 the ''International Year of Sustainable Tourism for International development, Development''. Events January * 4 January ** A study published in the journal ''Science Advances'' casts further doubt on the existence of a recent "Global warming hiatus, pause" in global warming, with more evidence that Sea surface temperature, ocean temperatures have been underestimated. ** After 60 wins and 0 losses over 7 days, Google reveals that a mysterious player of Go (game), Go, named "Master", is actually an improved version of its AlphaGo AI. ** Researchers at Michigan State University demonstrate a chemical compound and potential new drug able to stop the spread of melanoma by 90%. ** NASA announces its two choices for the next Discovery Program missions – the ''Lucy (spacecraft), Lucy'' mission, to visit several asteroids, including six Jupiter Jupiter trojan, Trojans; and the ''Psyche (spac ...
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