Nature (vol. 435, No. 7046, 30 June 2005)

Volume 435 Number 7046 pp1137-1286 In this issue (30 June 2005) • • • • • • • • • Editorials Research Highlights News News Features Business Correspondence Books and Arts • • • • • • • Essay News and Views Brief Communications Feature Progress Articles Letters Naturejobs Futures Editorials Sustainable outcomes from Gleneagles p1137 African nations will be more likely to support development projects whose outcomes are indispensable to them. Participants at next week's G8 summit should focus aid in this direction. Bringing neuroscience to the classroom p1138 Is the US National Science Foundation jumping the gun with its plans for education? Crystal clear p1138 Clarifying the Nature journals' policy on data deposition for chemical structures. Research Highlights Research highlights p1140 News Japan consoled with contracts as France snares fusion project p1142 International partners finally agree that next-generation reactor will be built in Europe. Declan Butler Clear skies raise global-warming estimates p1142 Cleaner air could remove a vital brake on climate change. Quirin Schiermeier Sidelines p1144 Japan's university shake-up wins faint praise after first year p1144 Despite some benefits, few are convinced that research standards will rise. Ichiko Fuyuno Shrinking budget grounds German space research p1145 Scientists fear specialized labs will founder if budget cuts continue. Alison Abbott Science & Africa: A message to the G8 summit p1146 Africa's scientists tell industrialized nations what they need to hear. News in brief p1150 News Features Energy: China's burning ambition p1152 The economic miracle that is transforming the world's most populous nation is threatened by energy shortages and rising pollution. It also risks plunging the planet's climate into chaos. Peter Aldhous reports. Educational research: Big plans for little brains p1156 E