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
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
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
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
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