[In Brief] News at a glance
In science news around the world, traces of several "lost" medieval cities within the forests of Cambodia are revealed by LiDAR, Canada's science minister appoints a nine-member panel to take a close look at the effect of policies instituted under the former prime minister on the country's research institutions, a joint effort by U.K. and Indian researchers launches to study ocean and atmospheric conditions during the Indian monsoon, the U.S. National Institutes of Health begins a self-assessment to determine whether racial biases are affecting how grants are awarded, and more. Also, four new element names are set to be added to the periodic table. And biologists paint pictures with microbes in the American Society for Microbiology's second annual Agar Art competition.