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<jats:title>Marine animals are disappearing, too</jats:title> <jats:p> The loss of animal species in terrestrial environments has been well documented and is continuing. Loss of species in marine environments has been slower than in terrestrial systems, but appears to be increasing rapidly. McCauley <jats:italic>et al.</jats:italic> review the recent patterns of species decline and loss in marine environments. Though they note many worrying declines, they also highlight approaches that might allow us to prevent the type of massive defaunation that has occurred on land. </jats:p> <jats:p> <jats:italic>Science</jats:italic> , this issue <jats:related-article xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" ext-link-type="doi" related-article-type="in-this-issue" xlink:href="10.1126/science.1255641">10.1126/science.1255641</jats:related-article> </jats:p>

<jats:p> One year ago, an industrial coal-processing liquid contaminated the Elk River in West Virginia and affected the tap water of 15% of the state's population. The spill was declared a federal disaster, and ongoing investigations remain. Last month, a report assessing the water and health impacts of the Elk River spill pointed to the lack of a sound scientific approach for responding to and recovering from such incidents. <jats:xref ref-type="fn">*</jats:xref> This year also marks 5 years since the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, and last month brought the 30-year anniversary of the Bhopal gas tragedy that killed thousands, considered the world's worst industrial disaster. Despite our best efforts and intentions, human-made chemicals continue to be released into the environment, often with unquantified and potentially unquantifiable deleterious consequences. The questions posed to science are how to better understand the nature of synthetic substances in order to predict their potential adverse impacts on humans and the biosphere, and how do we design future substances to eliminate the need for engineered control systems. </jats:p>

<jats:p>A roundup of weekly science policy and related news.</jats:p>

<jats:p>In nation with unrelenting epidemic, an unusual trial may provide key answers.</jats:p>

<jats:p>Revised arthropod tree marries crustacean and insect fields.</jats:p>

<jats:p>At gathering, researchers brainstorm “10x” ideas.</jats:p>

<jats:p>Iraqi scientists gain expertise from U.S. fellowships.</jats:p>

<jats:p>How subtleties got lost in the telling.</jats:p>

<jats:p>Hot new solar cell materials are poised to rev up the output of traditional photovoltaics.</jats:p>