Heidi J. Larson is chair of the board of the Global Listening Project, a professor of anthropology, risk and decision science in the Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Dynamics, London ...

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.

If President Trump’s first term was an indication, many government websites with environmental information on climate science will change drastically in the first months of his new administration.

Trust in scientists for cancer information varies significantly across political ideologies, with conservatives showing less trust. Tailored, evidence-based communication strategies are needed to ...

A new study suggests the brain begins making decisions much earlier than scientists previously thought. Researchers found that even primary sensory regions are influenced by higher brain areas through ...

Some say there’s a global crisis of trust — but research reveals where the real problems lie. Even the Vatican is voicing concern. This September, a meeting at the Pontifical Academy of Sciences will ...

Scientists are the most trusted source of information for climate change in some of the largest global-south countries, ranking above newspapers, friends and social media. This is according to a ...