Infrared Vision Contacts, US Science Conferences Flee, & Malaria Mosquito Killers

Science News: Infrared contact lenses, US conference shifts, rice epigenetics, private funding's role, and malaria mosquito treatment advances.

1. Contact lenses give people infrared vision — even with their eyes closed.
2. Some conferences set to take place in the United States have been postponed, cancelled or moved elsewhere in response to fears about crossing the US border.
3. Rice plants can inherit tolerance to cold by making epigenetic ‘tweaks’ to chemical markers on its DNA, without actually changing the sequence.
4. Natural selection is not the sole driver of evolution.
5. Private funders could step up by providing continued funding for cancelled National Science Foundation grants.