News at a glance: Methane-hunting satellite, Elsevier's earnings, and protecting Kinsey.

President Joe Biden's administration has published guidance for U.S. federal agencies to consider the benefits to human health and welfare provided by natural resources when making decisions that could harm them. This includes considering clean water, clean air, and spiritual connections to nature. The Environmental Defense Fund has launched a satellite called MethaneSAT to track methane emissions from oil-and-gas facilities, with the data being used to regulate and reduce leaks. The Kinsey Institute, a research center on human sexuality, will remain part of Indiana University despite a law blocking it from receiving taxpayer dollars. Elsevier's parent company RELX has seen a 650% increase in its share price since 2009. A nonprofit called Every Cure will receive over $48 million to use artificial intelligence to predict the effectiveness of approved drugs against rare diseases. Geologists have rejected a proposal to classify the Anthropocene as an "epoch" due to disagreements over the start date. Chinese graduate students at U.S. universities have had their visas revoked and have been sent back to China, possibly due to a presidential directive aimed at preventing theft of U.S. technology. The United Kingdom's national funding agency has reinstated its advisory panel on diversity, equity, and inclusion after it was suspended due to allegations of extremist views. Biologists have created a digital repository of x-ray scans of vertebrate specimens, which has led to new research findings and has been used for science education. The U.S. Geological Survey has restored a pesticide database that tracks agricultural pesticide use [Extracted from the article]