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SPECIAL REPORT
To the Moon and Beyond
By Charles Dingell and Julie Kramer White and William A. Johns
Humans are returning to the moon. This time the plan is to stay a while
SPECIAL REPORT
5 Essential Things To Do In Space
By George Musser
Planetary scientists have articulated goals for exploring the solar system
SPECIAL REPORT
The Future of Space Exploration
By George Musser and Steven Ashley
The launch of the Soviet Sputnik satellite half a century ago inaugurated the Space Age. What comes next?
INNOVATIONS
 Big Lab on a Tiny Chip
By Charles Q. Choi
Squeezing a chemistry lab down to fingernail size could provide instant medical tests at home and on the battlefield

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 The Diamond Age of Spintronics
By David D. Awschalom and Ronald Hanson and Ryan Epstein
Quantum electronic devices that harness the spins of electrons might one day enable room-temperature quantum computers—made of diamond
 Conservation for the People
By Michelle Marvier and Peter Kareiva
Pitting nature and biodiversity against people makes little sense. Many conservationists now argue that human health and well-being should be central to conservation efforts
DEBATE
 How Does Consciousness Happen
By Christof Koch and Susan Greenfield
Two leading neuroscientists, Christof Koch and Susan Greenfield, disagree about the activity that takes place in the brain during subjective experience
MEDICINE
 Experimental Drugs on Trial
By Beryl Lieff Benderly
A controversial lawsuit challenges the FDA's system of controlling access to experimental drugs and, some say, the scientific basis of drug approval
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 INSIGHTS
The Trouble with Men
 REVIEWS
Rapturous Sociability--Armageddon Avoided--The Allure of Venus
 SA PERSPECTIVES
Racing past the Moon
 50, 100 AND 150 YEARS AGO
 "White Flight"--Hypnotic Snakes--Treasure Ship
 LETTERS TO THE EDITORS
 Letters
 WORKING KNOWLEDGE
 Heating Up
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 ANTIGRAVITY
Carrots, Sticks and Robot Picks
 SKEPTIC
The Really Hard Science
 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTS
Ending Malaria Deaths in Africa
Ending Malaria Deaths in Africa (extended version)
 UPDATES
Whatever happened to...?
 NEWS SCAN
Saving Gas and Lives
Can the U.S. improve fuel economy without sacrificing safety?
 Liquid Zoom
Adaptive lenses change magnification without moving
 Toxic Bulbs
Recycling rules vary for mercury-containing fluorescents
 New Beginnings
Ideas for a time before the big bang—which might be testable
 Surviving Side Effects
Security fears spawn ways to treat radiotherapy's downside
 Oceangoing Iron
A venture to profit from a CO2-eating algae bloom riles scientists
 Easing Hormone Anxiety
For women just past menopause, hormone pills seem safe
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