As a science communication scholar, I've always supported vaccination and trusted medical experts—and I still do. As a new mom, however, I've been confronting new-to-me emotions and concerns while ...

Pew Research Center conducted this study to understand how Americans view scientists and their role in making public policy. For this analysis, we surveyed 9,593 U.S. adults from Oct. 21 to 27, 2024.

Misinformation about scientific topics, including falsehoods such as vaccines cause autism and climate change being an entirely natural phenomenon, is an issue scientists have been discussing more and ...

Causal inference has transformed empirical political science. Experiments, natural experiments, instrumental variables, difference-in-differences designs, ...

The Wellcome Photography Prize announced their shortlist of 25 photos that highlight topics in health and science. Besides artistically captured photographs that show human life around the world, the ...

One way people engage with science is through the news and information they encounter in daily life, through conversations, the news media, interactions on social media, or by attending events. The ...

understand the latest methods in the fields of artificial intelligence and data science and apply them specifically to ...

Science diplomacy encompasses the deliberate use of scientific collaborations and knowledge exchange to advance diplomatic goals, support foreign policy objectives and address transnational challenges ...

Political science is the systematic study of power, governance and public affairs. It examines how decisions are made, how authority is acquired and constrained, and how values such as justice, ...