The Sciences
China's Great Leap Upward
By boosting astronauts into orbit, China hopes to become the newest superpower in space
Features
The Unexpected Youth of Globular Clusters
Conventional wisdom says that globular star clusters are the stodgy old codgers of the universe, but it turns out that many of these clusters are young
The Economics of Child Labor
Campaigns against child labor are most likely to succeed when they combine the long arm of the law with the invisible hand of the marketplace
Meltdown in the North
Sea ice and glaciers are melting, permafrost is thawing, tundra is yielding to shrubs--and scientists are struggling to understand how these changes will affect not just the Arctic but the entire planet
Artificial Muscles
Novel motion-producing devices--actuators, motors, generators--based on polymers that change shape when stimulated electrically are nearing commercialization
Sustainability
Tumor-Busting Viruses
A new technique called virotherapy harnesses viruses, those banes of humankind, to stop another scourge--cancer
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Edible Algae -- Safer Phosphorus -- Cheap Anthracite
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Data Points: October 2003
Brief Points: October 2003
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Ask the Experts: October 2003