Some Agencies Told to Halt Communications as Trump Administration Moves In

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U.S. President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence arrive for a meeting with U.S. auto industry CEOs at the White House in Washington, U.S., January 24, 2017.  REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

U.S. President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence arrive for a meeting with U.S. auto industry CEOs at the White House in Washington, U.S., January 24, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

Some Agencies Told to Halt Communications as Trump Administration Moves In

New York Times
WASHINGTON – The Trump administration has ordered a freeze on federal grant spending at several government agencies, from the Environmental Protection Agency to the Department of Health and Human Services, followed by memos telling employees …

Five Teams Book Tickets To The Moon To Win The Google Lunar XPRIZE

Forbes
Five teams have until the end of this year to launch a spacecraft to the Moon and win Google’s Lunar X Prize. The clock is ticking for the private space launch hopefuls, who have until December 31st to get their competing probes on their way to the

Newfound Asteroid ‘Rerun’ Zips Harmlessly By Earth

Space.com
A newly discovered asteroid about the size of a bus zipped safely by Earth late Tuesday (Jan. 24), just days after its discovery. The asteroid 2017 BX passed Earth at a range of 162,252 miles (261,119 kilometers) – about 30 percent closer than

USDA scrambles to ease concerns after researchers were ordered to stop publishing news releases

Washington Post
Employees of the scientific research arm at the Agriculture Department were ordered Monday to cease publication of “outward facing” documents and news releases, raising concerns that the Trump administration was seeking to influence distribution of

Wolf-sized otters prowled prehistoric China

Washington Post
World, meet Siamogale melilutra. S. melilutra was an otter. A really, really big otter. It weighed about 110 pounds and grew to be the size of a wolf.

NOAA GOES-16 Satellite Sends Back First Images Of Earth And They Are Stunning

Tech Times
NOAA has released high-resolution images of the Earth taken by its advanced weather-tracking satellite, GOES-16, from outer space – and they’re like heaven in high definition.

Russia says technical checks may delay some space rocket launches

Yahoo News
The Proton-M rocket, carrying the ExoMars 2016 spacecraft to Mars, blasts off from the launchpad at the Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, March 14, 2016.

Why It Matters That Human Poker Pros Are Getting Trounced By an AI

Gizmodo
We’re at the halfway point of the epic 20-day, 150,000-hand “Brains Vs. Artificial Intelligence” Texas Hold’em Poker tournament, and a machine named Libratus is trouncing a quartet of professional human players.

Scientists are planning their own march on Washington

The Week Magazine
The Women’s March on Washington and its “sister” marches around the U.S. and the world were such a success, a group of scientists is planning its own Scientists’ March on Washington.

Shrapnel From Ancient Asteroid Explosion Still Raining On Earth

Yahoo News
The planet we live on today has been shaped and molded by collisions – both large and small. Although it’s next to impossible to determine the exact number, some estimates suggest that up to 84,000 celestial objects weighing more than 10 grams (0.35 …

Florida enlists snake hunters from India in fight against invasive pythons

Fox News
Move over dogs and amateur snake hunters in Florida – let a pair of singing, bushwhacking tribesmen from India get the job done. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has tapped two adept hunters from India – armed with tire irons – to …

Cassini Captures Another Stunning View of Saturn and Its Rings

Space.com
NASA’s Cassini Orbiter captured a breath-taking view of Saturn impossible to see from anywhere else. Using it’s wide-angle camera, with the violet filter, the spacecraft snapped this incredible image on Oct. 28, 2016.

‘Designer Life’ Soon? Scientists Create First Stable Semi-Synthetic Organism

Tech Times
Previously, an unnatural base pair could be incorporated into the E. coli’s DNA, but the resulting organisms grew slowly and the UBP was wiped out after rounds of cell division.

Why Donald Trump Could — and Should — Return Americans to the Moon

TIME
Jeffrey Kluger is Editor at Large for TIME magazine and TIME.com, overseeing coverage of science and human behavior. He is the author of nine books, including Apollo 13, upon which the 1995 movie was based, and two novels for young adults.

California Eyes Climate Leadership Role, But Trump’s EPA Holds A Key On Cars

NPR
California Gov. Jerry Brown is vowing to lead the nation on climate change, as the Trump administration pulls back. But the Trump administration could get in California’s way.

Silicon Valley could have a surprising winner under Trump: Elon Musk

CNBC
Elon Musk, left, and Wendell P. Weeks, center, listen to President Donald Trump as he meets with business leaders at the White House on Monday January 23, 2017 in Washington, DC.

Citi Thinks Gilead (GILD) “Still Appears To Be A Value Buy”

StreetInsider.com
News and research before you hear about it on CNBC and others. Claim your 2-week free trial to StreetInsider Premium here. Citi maintains Buy on Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ: GILD).

Fake News ‘Vaccine’ Could Stop Spread of False Information

Live Science
It might be possible to prevent people from falling prey to fake news by “inoculating” them with warnings that false information is out there, new research suggests.

Japan Launches First Military Communications Satellite Amid Rising Regional Tensions

Huffington Post
Japan on Tuesday launched its first military communications satellite to boost the broadband capacity of its Self Defence Forces as they reinforce an island chain stretching along the southern edge of the East China Sea.

South, southeast face Europe’s most adverse climate change impact: agency

Yahoo News
Snow covers a statue of a bull during a snowfall outside a bullring in Ronda, near Malaga, Spain January 19, 2017. REUTERS/Jon Nazca.

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