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US midterm elections: Deficit poses threat to science
Research programmes in the United States seem to be heading for a cliff, no matter who wins in Congress.
- Eugenie Samuel Reich
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Science & politics: Speaking out about science
Barack Obama promised a new era of integrity and openness for American science. Government scientists are now asking what has changed.
- Emily Waltz
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US midterm elections: NIH prepares for loss of political champions
Supporters call for Congress to pass stem-cell bill and NIH budget boost during post-election session.
- Meredith Wadman
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US midterm elections: A chilly season for climate crusaders
Open scepticism of global warming could rule next Congress.
- Jeff Tollefson
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US midterm elections: Volatile forces shape US vote
Science could face budget constraints and ideological challenges in a post-midterm Congress.
- Ivan Semeniuk
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Rise and fall of political complexity in island South-East Asia and the Pacific
- Thomas E. Currie
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Climate change: Our emissions obsession
Daniel Greenberg scrutinizes Roger Pielke Jr's argument for a greater emphasis on adapting to climate change.
- Daniel S. Greenberg
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No scope for agency collaboration in space
Bureaucracy and schedule conflicts could lead to overlapping dark-energy missions from the United States and Europe.
- Adam Mann
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Chimps' fate ignites debate
Decision to relocate colony of ageing research chimpanzees becomes political.
- Heidi Ledford
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Swedish election could shake up research
The outcome may end scientific doldrums and beef up a thin citation record.
- Linda Nordling
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An alternative route
A proposed road through the Serengeti can be halted only by providing a viable substitute, not by criticism.
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Australia's 'rainbow coalition' focuses on climate
Carbon pricing set to top agendas for the minority Labor government.
- Stephen Pincock
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World view: Politicize me
Barack Obama is finding that sometimes politics needs to put science in its place, says Daniel Sarewitz.
- Daniel Sarewitz
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Power struggle hits Swedish institute
Faculty members launch attack on president of Karolinska Institute.
- Alison Abbott
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Slow progress
US cap-and-trade legislation has fallen victim to politics. But all is not lost.
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Science, freedom and trade
Michael Shermer enjoys two books that examine economics and politics from a scientific perspective — one explaining the experimental basis for democracy, another placing trade in an evolutionary context.
- Michael Shermer
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Scientists' turn to win votes
Rather than bemoaning the loss of science-savvy politicians in last week's election, researchers in the UK should strive to make new friends.
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Science subpoenaed
The University of Virginia should fight a witch-hunt by the state's attorney general.
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US climate bill arrives in Senate
New legislation represents delicate compromise between politicians and industry.
- Jeff Tollefson
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UK science braces for impact
Britain's new government has big changes in store.
- Geoff Brumfiel
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Time for libel-law reform
Simon Singh's recent libel result is a victory for science, but the real fight lies ahead.
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Europe's research future
The region's member states must follow through on their political and scientific commitments.
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Science and Mexico are the losers in institute politics
- Harold W. Kroto
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World view: Curing climate backlash
Effective action on climate requires better politics, not better science, explains Daniel Sarewitz.
- Daniel Sarewitz
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Weapons labs to thrive as Obama trims nukes
President takes first steps towards goal of disarmament.
- Jeff Tollefson
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Simplification is essential
The new European research commissioner deserves political support from member states of the European Union to drastically reduce the dead weight of Brussels bureaucracy.
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South Africa's opportunity
The nation's science enterprise still carries the scars of apartheid. But with reform — and increased funding — South Africa could become a catalyst for scientific progress throughout Africa.
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Italy's stem-cell challenge gaining momentum
- Elena Cattaneo
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False alarms
British scientists must adopt a positive tone if they hope to protect their gains in funding.
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Fixing the communications failure
People's grasp of scientific debates can improve if communicators build on the fact that cultural values influence what and whom we believe, says Dan Kahan.
- Dan Kahan