Science ( IF 44.7 ) Pub Date : 2018-01-12 , DOI: 10.1126/science.359.6372.138 American Association for the Advancement of Science
In science news around the world, the U.S. National Football League provides $16 million for medical research on concussions and other football-related illnesses, and the World Health Organization approves a new, long-lasting vaccine for typhoid fever. China announces it will build a new research and development park in Beijing to develop artificial intelligence technologies, and South Korean universities refuse to renew their contracts with Elsevier for access to its ScienceDirect database because of a price hike. Scientists install new devices at the South Pole to measure neutrinos, and a volunteer discovers the largest prime number, containing more than 23 million digits. And the U.S. Department of the Interior decides to review certain grants to universities and nonprofit groups to ensure they align with the priorities of President Donald Trump's administration.