A new species of orangutan is identified in Indonesia, becoming the third known species of orangutan as well as the first great ape to be described for almost a century

The world's last male northern white rhinoceros dies in Kenya, making the subspecies functionally extinct

Victor Vescovo achieves the deepest dive of any human in history as he reaches Challenger Deep within the Mariana Trench, at a depth of 10,928 m (35,853 ft)