Biology and Medicine
- September 10 – Wollemia (the 'Wollemi Pine'), previously known only from fossils, is discovered living in remote rainforest gorges in the Wollemi National Park of New South Wales by David Noble.
- October – First public demonstration of the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews.
- December 15 – Publication of the "Fukuda" clinical description of chronic fatigue syndrome.
- The Dingiso or tree-kangaroo of Western New Guinea is first seen by scientists.
- Flora of China begins publication.
- The first gene linked to Alzheimers disease is discovered. No new genes would be found until 2009.
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