Developmental Dialectics
An in tricate hierarchy of genes seems to organize the organism
Stories by Tim Beardsley
Reactors Redux
A political fight develops over new military reactors
Disappearing Act
Can degradable plastics ease the landfill crisis?
AIDS and the Election
Currently neglected, it could be a sleeper issue
Clouded Crystal Ball
Predictive medical tests raise legal and ethical questions
Winds of Change
International talks address human effects on climate
B-2 or Not B-2
Stealth Bomber is the target in a debate on nuclear strategy
Getting Warmer?
This has (so far) been the warmest decade in 127 years
In Vino Scientia
Science is improving California's premium wines
Messages from on High
Satellite positioning and data relay enter the marketplace
Earning its Wings
Hypersonic flight is on the way, but don't make reservations yet
Star Games
Can computer simulations test the untestable?
Pie in the Sky?
The president requests a $1.2-billion boost for civilian R&D
Star-Struck?
Impacts' role in the history of life remains contentious
Sex Switch
The gene determining maleness in human embryos is found.
Science at the Summit
An informal U.S.-Soviet college has a role in arms control
Optimalists Under Fire
A philosophical dispute raises hackles among biologists
Computing Cornucopia
Government is moving to exploit massively parallel machines
Ozone Watch
Additional data blame the hole on industrial chemicals
Animal Passions
A study of laboratory-animal use founders in acrimony
