Science Editor-in-Chief Meets Chinese Premier
Science Editor-in-Chief Bruce Alberts and Science Asia News Editor Richard Stone took part in a rare meeting with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and China's Minister of Health, Chen Zhu.

Science: Profound Risk Seen for World's Mammals
The survival of one in four of the world's land mammal species and one in three marine mammal species is at risk, according to major new research released today in Barcelona.

R&D Funding: All But Three Agencies in Limbo
U.S. lawmakers approved large 2009 research budget increases for the departments of Defense, Homeland Security, and Veterans Affairs, but other budgets remain stuck at 2008 levels.