[In Brief] News at a glance
Thursday, February 16, 2017 - 16:51
in Mathematics & Economics
In science news around the world, NASA selects three finalist landing sites for its next Mars rover, several animal welfare organizations sue the U.S. Department of Agriculture over the removal of thousands of documents from its website, a U.K. cancer charity announces up to £71 million in awards to four research teams tackling daunting problems in cancer research, Boston University neuroscientists push back against demands from the National Hockey League to release data from deceased players, and more. Also, monarch butterfly populations suffer another setback this winter from harsh storms. And Science rounds up the latest research-related news of the week related to the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump.