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A new deal for the White House
We seem to be facing Depression-like times. So what can Barack Obama learn from the way that era's presidents behaved toward science?
LATEST ARTICLES
Revealed: how Congress members sound off about science
14:23 10 September 2009
A search engine reveals the US politicians who talk the most about science and technology – and the ones who talk most meaningfully
California encourages buildings that are sure to burn
18:00 04 September 2009 | 30 comments
Insurance guarantees in state law encourage homeowners to build in brushy chaparral canyons where massive wildfires are inevitable
Healthcare revamp won't cure America
18:05 28 August 2009 | 47 comments
Even if healthcare reformers succeed in extending coverage to more people, the unhealthy lifestyles of US citizens will keep them sicker than Europeans
Wanted: Interrogation that works and isn't torture
17:10 28 August 2009 | 75 comments
The US government wants scientists to reveal the best way to get information out of prisoners without torturing them – but is there anything to tell?
US national parks face 'greatest threat', Senate told
16:28 26 August 2009 | 24 comments
Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources told that state parks are likely to be changed radically by global warming
Small businesses defraud NASA
UPFRONT: 10:12 21 August 2009 | 9 comments
Firms in research-grant scheme get money from different US government departments for doing the same work
Rude awakening for NASA's human space-flight dream
THIS WEEK: 12:58 20 August 2009 | 110 comments
A high-level review panel is set to warn President Obama that the space agency can't afford its plans to send people back to the moon
Tough times call for taller presidents
UPFRONT: 14:28 18 August 2009 | 8 comments
The US votes for taller and more square-jawed leaders when economic times are hard
North America puts carbon on the map
UPFRONT: 10:36 17 August 2009 | 9 comments
US, Canada and Mexico agree to map their biggest emitters and best spots for carbon capture and storage
Review: Unscientific America by Chris Mooney and Sheril Kirshenbaum
BOOKS & ARTS: 11:00 08 August 2009 | 92 comments
Scientific illiteracy is a real problem in the US, but its roots run deeper than science itself
COMMENT AND ANALYSIS
America's abortion scandal
When it comes to abortion and contraception in the US, beware insidious governmental pressures on doctors and researchers, warns Pratima Gupta
HEALTH NEWS
No southern comfort as life expectancy falls
Average US life expectancy continues to rise, but some groups in the south have seen their lifespans cut by preventable diseases
US ELECTION 2008
Obama promises new era of scientific innovation
The president-elect has pledged a sea change in US policy on the biggest issues of our time - so what will this mean for science?
