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It is not an accident that the US Congress has been battling with President Bill Clinton over this year's budget. Both are under global pressure. Each must take care that their compromise does not wreck science.
Neat Australian experiments have shown that an artificial three-dimensional colloid can be a good model of the real world of crystalization in the lab as well as on paper.
With scientific literacy now a necessity rather than a luxury, children's science books have taken on a new importance. James Trefil introduces Nature's first children's books supplement with a review of some recent reference volumes*. Where possible, details of availability and price in the United States and the United Kingdom are given throughout the supplement. All readers should check prices before ordering.
