Editorials in 2006

A seminal report on climate change deserves the world's attention.

The Mars squadron loses its commodore.

Muslim countries stand to gain much from science but will fail to do so if fundamentalists repress openness. Chronic neglect by Arab leaders doesn't help either. The full Islam and Science special is available from news@nature.com.

The ITER fusion project demonstrates a solidity of purpose that is sorely lacking across the rest of the energy research spectrum.

Another day, another genome.

The US nuclear-weapons complex is too large — and is likely to remain so.

Encouraging statistics on industrial R&D don't tell the whole story.

A fresh start beckons for the politics of US science.

A German exercise to foster élite universities began inauspiciously but is a step in the right direction.

It will take more than awareness to slow the HIV pandemic in Africa.

Scientists' human-rights groups deserve stronger backing.

If not a global non-nuclear proliferation regime based on international treaties, then what?

Is it time for SETI to reach out to the stars?

Nature Nanotechnology will spearhead rapid progress in understanding the nanoscale.

String theories dominate for good reason.

Environmentalists who have grown impatient with science and technology need not be dismissed as beyond the reach of reason.

In seeking to build a credible national academy from scratch, Germany faces a tough challenge.

US astronomers are being forced to revisit their widely admired system for ranking large projects.

Critics of the US Food and Drug Administration have a valid point.

Public health needs strong advocacy within government — and Congress should make sure that the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention continues to provide it.