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<jats:p> Last week, work commenced on a new excavation here in the cave-riddled hills of Zhoukoudian, 50 kilometers southwest of Beijing, where early last century scientists discovered Peking Man: a trove of <jats:italic>Homo erectus</jats:italic> fossils as well as rudimentary tools and the bones of woolly rhinos and other Ice Age fauna. </jats:p>

<jats:p>Archaeologists hope to penetrate lingering puzzles about the Qin Dynasty in a new excavation at Emperor Qin Shihuang's tombs, where life-size terra-cotta soldiers and horses were discovered 35 years ago.</jats:p>

<jats:p> What did the first neurons and nervous systems look like, and what advantages did they confer on the animals that possessed them? In the seventh essay in <jats:italic>Science</jats:italic> 's series in honor of the Year of Darwin, Greg Miller discusses some tantalizing clues that scientists have recently gained about the evolutionary origins of nervous systems. </jats:p>

<jats:p> Twins researcher Thomas Bouchard spoke with <jats:italic>Science</jats:italic> at the Behavior Genetics Association meeting last month; his comments have been edited for clarity and brevity. </jats:p>

<jats:p>A Senate investigation is forcing federally funded medical institutions to reveal exactly how much money their researchers receive from industry.</jats:p>

<jats:p> <jats:italic>Science</jats:italic> has compiled a table of cases made public by Senator Charles Grassley (R–IA) involving NIH-funded researchers—all psychiatrists, many of whom allegedly received consulting income from companies whose drugs they were studying. </jats:p>

<jats:p>With hundreds of thousands of collected specimens unidentified and many more undiscovered, China hopes to prop up its taxonomists before vital skills slip away.</jats:p>