8 February The genome of the quinoa food crop is decoded by researchers at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology.[47] NASA publishes a report outlining the mission goals of an unmanned Europa surface lander and which instruments the probe may need.[48] 9 February – Researchers at Japan’s National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology demonstrate a robotic drone bee able to pollinate flowers.[49][50] 10 February A study in the journal Anthropocene Review concludes that human activity is changing the climate 170 times faster than natural processes.[51] A study by the University of Buffalo, using four decades of evidence, finds no link between immigration and higher rates of crime.[52] 14 February – A committee from the US National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Medicine gives cautious backing to gene editing of human embryos.[53]