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Trump budget again targets regional water cleanup programsTRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — For a second consecutive year, President Donald Trump is trying to drastically reduce or eliminate federal support of cleanups for iconic U.S. waterways including the Great Lakes and Chesapeake Bay….http://hosted.ap.org/lineups/SCIENCEHEADS-rss_2.0.xml?SITE=OHLIM&SECTION=HOMEAP Top Science News at 9:52 p.m. ESTAP Top Science News at 9:52 p.m. […]

Farthest photos ever taken, from nearly 4 billion miles awayCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The NASA spacecraft that gave us close-ups of Pluto has set a record for the farthest photos ever taken….http://hosted.ap.org/lineups/SCIENCEHEADS-rss_2.0.xml?SITE=OHLIM&SECTION=HOMEAP Top Science News at 6:40 p.m. ESTAP Top Science News at 6:40 p.m. ESTTechnology124By MARCIA DUNN Powered by WPeMatico

Mars on Earth: Simulation tests in remote desert of OmanDHOFAR DESERT, Oman (AP) — Two scientists in spacesuits, stark white against the auburn terrain of desolate plains and dunes, test a geo-radar built to map Mars by dragging the flat box across the rocky sand….http://hosted.ap.org/lineups/SCIENCEHEADS-rss_2.0.xml?SITE=OHLIM&SECTION=HOMEAP Top Science News at 7:13 a.m. ESTAP Top Science News

Governors say Interior Department shift didn’t include themDENVER (AP) — A bipartisan group of 19 Western governors said Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke did not consult with them about major plans for reorganizing the agency, and have asked him to delay implementing the proposal until he speaks with them….http://hosted.ap.org/lineups/SCIENCEHEADS-rss_2.0.xml?SITE=OHLIM&SECTION=HOMEAP Top Science News at 8:16 p.m. ESTAP

Dinosaur-killing space rock may have triggered sea volcanoesWASHINGTON (AP) — The giant space rock that wiped out the dinosaurs may have set off a chain of cataclysmic volcanic eruptions on land and undersea, claims a new study that is already dividing scientists….http://hosted.ap.org/lineups/SCIENCEHEADS-rss_2.0.xml?SITE=OHLIM&SECTION=HOMEAP Top Science News at 5:05 p.m. ESTAP Top Science News at 5:05 p.m.

500-year-old skeletons sought by 3 Native American tribesBOISE, Idaho (AP) — Somewhere in Boise, two 500-year-old skeletons discovered in Idaho's high desert plains are stored in a secure place as three Native American tribes try to claim the remains and anthropologists lament a lost research opportunity….http://hosted.ap.org/lineups/SCIENCEHEADS-rss_2.0.xml?SITE=OHLIM&SECTION=HOMEAP Top Science News at 9:38 p.m. ESTAP Top Science

SpaceX ‘Starman’ at wheel of sports car flying on new rocketCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A SpaceX "Starman" is aboard the company's new rocket that's set to make its launch debut from Florida…http://hosted.ap.org/lineups/SCIENCEHEADS-rss_2.0.xml?SITE=OHLIM&SECTION=HOMEAP Top Science News at 9:47 p.m. ESTAP Top Science News at 9:47 p.m. ESTTechnology124By MARCIA DUNN Powered by WPeMatico

SpaceX’s hot new monster rocket ready for first test flightCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — SpaceX's hot new monster rocket makes its launch debut this week, blasting off from the same pad that hoisted men to the moon a half-century ago….http://hosted.ap.org/lineups/SCIENCEHEADS-rss_2.0.xml?SITE=OHLIM&SECTION=HOMEAP Top Science News at 7:19 p.m. ESTAP Top Science News at 7:19 p.m. ESTTechnology124By MARCIA