Biology
- 18 April - New order of insects, Mantophasmatodea, announced.
- 14 May - Red wine is found to protect against colds. (BBC)
- Publication of Systema Porifera: a guide to the classification of sponges edited by John N. A. Hooper and Rob W. M. Van Soest.
Read more about this topic: 2002 In Science
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