page_title: 2016 in science
section_title: June
hierarchical_section_title: 2016 in science / Events / June
caption_attribution_description: English: Bramble cay melomys Melomys rubicola. In 2016 declared extinct on Bramble cay, where it had been endemic, and likely also globally extinct, with habitat loss due to climate change being the root cause. Deutsch: Bramble Cay Mosaikschwanzratte Melomys rubicola. Im Jahr 2016 für auf Bramble Cay ausgestorben erklärt, wo sie endemisch war. Damit wahrscheinlich auch weltweit ausgestorben, wesentlich durch Habitatverlust infolge der Globalen Erwärmung. Polski: Szczurzynek koralowy (Melomys rubicola). W 2016 roku stwierdzono, że wyginął na Bramble Cay, wysepce na której występował endemicznie. Uważa się zatem, że gatunek wymarł całkowicie, wskutek zmian środowiska związanych z globalnym ociepleniem.
context_page_description: A number of significant scientific events occurred in 2016. The United Nations declared 2016 the International Year of Pulses.
context_section_description: 1 June
  Worldwide, renewable energy grew at its fastest ever rate in 2015, according to a report by the Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century (REN21).
  Scientists at Rice University characterise how single-molecule "nanocars" move in open air, which they claim will help the kinetics of molecular machines in ambient conditions over time.
  2 June
  Scientists formally announce HGP-Write, a plan to synthesize the human genome.
  A Stanford clinical trial finds that stem cells injected directly into the brain of chronic stroke sufferers revived dead brain circuits and restored patients' ability to walk.
  3 June
  NASA and ESA jointly announce that the Universe is expanding 5% to 9% faster than previously thought, after using the Hubble Space Telescope to measure the distance to stars in 19 galaxies beyond the Milky Way.
  A new combination of chemotherapy drugs for pancreatic cancer, presented at the world's biggest cancer conference, shows long-term survival could be increased from 16% to 29%.
  7 June – The National Snow and Ice Data Center reports that the Arctic sea ice extent was the lowest on record for May by an unusually wide margin.
  8 June – The IUPAC proposes the final names of four new chemical elements on the periodic table: nihonium, moscovium, tennessine, and oganesson.
  9 June – A way of pumping CO
  ₂ underground and turning it from a gas into solid carbonate minerals is demonstrated in Iceland, offering a potentially better method of carbon capture and storage.
  13 June – Researchers at the University of Cambridge demonstrate a hybrid of excited molecules and molecules plus emitted light, created at room temperature.
  14 June – Researchers from  Queensland's Department of Environment and Heritage Protection, and the University of Queensland jointly report that the Bramble Cay melomys is likely extinct, adding: "Significantly, this probably represents the first recorded mammalian extinction due to anthropogenic climate change."
  15 June
  Scientists announce detecting a second gravitational wave event (GW151226) resulting from the collision of black holes.
  NASA astronomers announce the discovery of 2016 HO3 (also written 2016 HO3), an asteroid first observed on 27 April 2016, that is considered the best and most stable example to date of a constant near-Earth companion, or "quasi-satellite" of Earth.
  16 June – Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital announce a new method for long-term culturing of adult stem cells.
  20 June
  China introduces the Sunway TaihuLight, the world's fastest supercomputer, capable of 93 petaflops and a peak performance of 125 petaflops.
  Astronomers discover that the galaxy Dragonfly 44 consists of 99.99% dark matter, much more than in all other known galaxies.
  23 June – Dutch scientists announce that crops of four vegetables and cereals grown in soil similar to that on Mars are safe to eat.
  29 June – NASA scientists report that the bright spot in Occator crater on the dwarf planet Ceres may be mostly sodium carbonate (Na
  ₂CO
  ₃).
  30 June – The first known death caused by a self-driving car is disclosed by Tesla Motors.
caption: 14 June: Bramble Cay melomys, reported to be the first recorded mammal to become extinct due to anthropogenic climate change.[169]
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