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<jats:p> A series of reports of new water-related results from the moon beginning on page <jats:ext-link xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" ext-link-type="uri" xlink:href="http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/short/330/6003/463">463</jats:ext-link> of this week's issue of <jats:italic>Science</jats:italic> shows that the moon's recently discovered hydrosphere is nothing like Earth's watery regime, and many enigmas remain. </jats:p>

<jats:p>Rinderpest, an infectious disease that has decimated cattle and devastated their keepers for millennia, is gone. The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization announced on 14 October in Rome that a 16-year eradication effort has succeeded and fieldwork has ended.</jats:p>

<jats:p>China's unique solution to getting a handle on a swelling migrant, or "floating," population in this year's census—adding presumed residents to an actual head count—unsettles some demographers.</jats:p>

<jats:p> <jats:italic>Science</jats:italic> NOW reported this week that 2010 may be the worst year ever for coral death in the Caribbean, Iota Horologii boasts the shortest starspot cycle ever seen, the overall winner of the "Dance Your Ph.D." contest has been announced, and subtle differences in grammar can have a strong impact on people's perceptions, among other stories. </jats:p>

<jats:p> As part of an effort to build a research infrastructure, an Iraqi delegation visited the United States recently to study the U.S. system. Last week, <jats:italic>Science</jats:italic> spoke to two leaders of the delegation: Samir Raouf, Iraq's senior deputy minister for science and technology, and Hamid Ahmed, who advises the prime minister on education and higher education. </jats:p>

<jats:p>According to a study published online this week, new radiocarbon dating at a celebrated site in France indicates that jewelry and tools once attributed to Neandertals may be the work of modern humans.</jats:p>

<jats:p> <jats:italic>Science</jats:italic> Insider reported this week that the presence of protesters last week at an agribiotech symposium at Huazhong Agricultural University led to an impromptu session between members of the general public and scientists that revealed the public's deep distrust of—and confusion about—genetically modified crops, among other stories. </jats:p>

<jats:p>After years of trying, cancer researchers say they are finally having success enlisting the body's own defenses to destroy tumors.</jats:p>

<jats:p>Beset by interference from telecommunications and radar, researchers are devising workarounds to preserve their view of the long-wavelength universe.</jats:p>