News home  Archive Specials Opinion Features News blog Events blog Nature Journal George W. Bush has won a second term as US president. What will another four years of Bush mean for science, compared with what his challenger John Kerry would have delivered? In the build-up to the election, Nature asked the two candidates 15 questions about their science policies. Their answers are displayed below in our interactive feature, along with in-depth analyses of the key issues, a blog from our US correspondents and the latest news on the election results. In five policy areas, Nature news compares the two candidate's contrasting stances and the hopes of the scientific community. Climate change Kerry advocates stricter stance on greenhouse-gas emissions. 15 September 2004 Yucca Mountain Fate of nuclear waste dump divides candidates. 15 September 2004 Stem cells Candidates take opposing stances on medical research. 15 September 2004 Nuclear weapons research Need for new bomb tests questioned. 15 September 2004 Manipulation of science Bush administration stands accused of distorting science. 15 September 2004 US election blog 2004 The presidential race is set to be a fierce one, and Nature's US reporters will be watching events unfold. Check here for the latest twists and turns in the campaigns. 15 September 2004 Electronic voting sparks contention Touch-screen voting machines are causing debate in the build-up to November's US presidential election. Nature news investigates the controversy. 15 September 2004 Bush set to keep core science team for second term US President's line-up of science advisers shapes up. 10 November 2004 Joys match fears as California agrees to stem-cell proposal State programme bypasses federal opposition to research. 10 November 2004 Bush wins second term as US president Experts anticipate friction between state and federal science policies. 3 November 2004 Hotlines capture e-voting glitches Voter reports reveal slip-ups but no catastrophic failures. 3 November 2004 California says 'yes' to stem-cell research $3-billion initiative will fund creation of human cell lines. 3 November 2004 Science shares the limelight as election battle enters final phase US presidential candidates cover everything from nuclear waste to the flu vaccine. 27 October 2004 Battle to stop e-voting steps up Experts unsure what impact last-minute lawsuits will have. 22 October 2004 UN to debate human cloning Bush-Kerry election race adds heat to discussion. 15 October 2004 Personality predicts politics Pollsters may be aided by test of how judgmental voters are. 22 September 2004 EDITORIAL Better to be talked about... The prominence of embryonic stem cells as a key issue in the US presidential election campaign is, at best, a mixed blessing for science. Nature 15 September 2004 Electoral campaign delays resolution of biotech issues Important policies and appointments in limbo. Nature Biotechnology 15 September 2004 On the campaign trail The use and abuse of science is emerging as an issue in the US presidential election. Researchers should seize an opportunity to make their voices heard, whatever their political persuasion. Nature 5 August 2004 Nobel laureates spearhead effort to put Kerry in the White House Researchers hit the campaign trail for the US presidential election. Nature 4 August 2004 Kerry promises spectrum sale to fund science Nature 1 July 2004 US Democrats embrace stem-cell issues Ronald Reagan's son speaks on embryonic research at political convention. Nature 4 August 2004 US science policy: Mission impossible? Mounting criticism of the way the Bush administration handles scientific advice has put John Marburger, the US president's science adviser, in the hot seat. Geoff Brumfiel takes the temperature. Nature 18 March 2004   ADVERTISEMENT

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