Science policy matters; Science education for parents; Large effects of nanotechnology; The importance of community colleges; Data-driven policy; Where’s the water?; Better transparency for a cleaner environment; Science’s social effects; Universities as innovators

President Bush signs competitiveness bill; Climate bills address competitiveness concerns; Confrontation looms on R&D budget; Energy bills face veto threat

Robbin S. Johnson
C. Ford Runge
Ethanol:Train Wreck Ahead?

Dirk Pilat
Global trends in R&D Spending

Risky business (Review of The Next Catastrophe: Reducing Our Vulnerabilities to Natural, Industrial, and Terrorist Disasters)

Despoiled seas (Review of The Unnatural History of the Sea)

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James G. Workman

How to Fix Our Dam Problems