Secrecy News: In the Federation of American Scientists’ publication Secrecy News, Steven Aftergood writes that James R. Clapper Jr, the new director of national intelligence, has disbanded the Intelligence Science Board. A spokesman for the Office of the Director of National Intelligence said the move to eliminate the board should not be seen as a rejection of science advice but as a step toward a smaller standing bureaucracy and increased efficiency. The plan is to replace the 20 advisory boards with one senior advisory group and convene task forces on specific issues as needed.
The finding that the Saturnian moon may host layers of icy slush instead of a global ocean could change how planetary scientists think about other icy moons as well.
Modeling the shapes of tree branches, neurons, and blood vessels is a thorny problem, but researchers have just discovered that much of the math has already been done.
January 29, 2026 12:52 PM
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