Dan Charles

'Open skies' treaty suffers blurred vision

Space shuttle checks the ozone layer

America buys Russia's nuclear treasures

Pentagon homes in on Patriot critic

Unhappy birthday for Star Wars

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Western funds for Russia may miss their target

Ministers move to limit genome patents

Bargain hunters snap up Russian brainpower

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Science jobs separate the prunes from the plums

Arms sales flourish as old order breaks down: Chicago, the city of gangsters, played host to the American Association for the Advancement of Science last week. Reporters from New Scientist were there