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From Stockholm, Wendy Barnaby assesses what the result of the recent Swedish general election could mean for science in that country

A number of prominent scientists and government officials met last month to discuss a proposal to establish a ‘Science Court’ in the United States, to examine complex scientific issues which have a bearing on public policy. The proposal (see box) has recently been receiving considerable publicity in the United States. Wil Lepkowski reports from Leesburg, Virginia.

Colin Norman reports from Washington on US efforts to legislate on the controversial matter of toxic substances

A contribution to Canada's nuclear debate has come from the head of the Science Council of Canada. David Spurgeon reports from Ottawa

A new lobbying organisation concerned with global scientific environmental and social issues was established in the United States last week. Colin Norman reports from Washington

International trade in nuclear technology was a key issue at the 20th annual meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) held in Rio de Janeiro last month. Bruce Handler reports from Brazil

Arie Zuckerman offers this brief on some of the diseases now attracting broad attention

Andrew M. Sessler, Director of the Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory (LBL) at the University of California, Berkeley, responds here to the assessment of LBL carried by Nature (August 12, page 528)

Nechemia Meyers assesses the opportunities for Soviet scientists arriving in Israel

Robert Adelstein participated in the Moscow Seminar earlier this year. Here he describes his experience

Why do so many Soviet scientists become dissidents and refusniks? Vera Rich considers the question