In science news around the world, the assassination of a prominent Iranian scientist may impede diplomatic efforts to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal. The Nature Research group announced its foray into open-access scientific publishing, charging authors a steep fee to make their papers free to read. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers denied a permit to the Pebble Mine, potentially dealing a death blow to the controversial project. Australia allots millions toward koala conservation, and 14 countries pledged to sustainably manage their national ocean waters by 2025. A Dutch survey of research integrity flails after the majority of invited institutions decline to participate. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first treatment for progeria, an ultrarare and fatal disease that causes premature aging.

在世界各地的科学新闻中，一名著名的伊朗科学家被暗杀可能会阻碍为恢复2015年伊朗核协议而进行的外交努力。自然研究小组宣布进入开放式科学出版领域，向作者收取巨额费用，使他们的论文可以免费阅读。美国陆军工程兵团拒绝了卵石矿的许可证，这可能对这个有争议的项目造成致命打击。澳大利亚为保护考拉拨款了数百万美元，有14个国家承诺到2025年可持续管理其国家海水。荷兰对研究完整性的调查在大多数受邀机构拒绝参与之后就失败了。美国食品药品监督管理局批准了针对早衰的首个治疗方法，早衰是一种会导致早衰的极少见的致命疾病。