global pandemic may have continued to absorb the world’s attention in 2021, such as the ongoing drive to vaccinate the population against COVID-19, many unrelated medical advances, scientific discoveries and other notable events happened throughout the year.
Some of these breakthroughs may not have grabbed everyone’s attention but could ultimately prove to enhance lives in the future or open the door for further discovery — potentially even on another planet.Here’s a look at some notable things you may have missed in 2021:FILE - Painting depicting Mammoths roaming the earth during the early ice age (Photo by: Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) Scientists in February made a mammoth discovery.