Thank you for visiting nature.com. You are using a browser version with limited support for CSS. To obtain
the best experience, we recommend you use a more up to date browser (or turn off compatibility mode in
Internet Explorer). In the meantime, to ensure continued support, we are displaying the site without styles
and JavaScript.
An agreement by the Ontario government to give a paper company the right to cut timber and build a mill in the largest area of the province ever proposed for such a purpose has caused a storm in the provincial legislature. David Spurgeon reports from Ottawa
Fierce disagreement characterised the debate amongst French scientists about La Soufriére, the volcano in Guadaloupe in the French Antilles. A report from La Recherche:
The National Science Foundation is looking into the possibility of converting the Central Intelligence Agency's Glomar Explorer into a deep sea drilling vessel. Colin Norman reports from Washington.