About eight-in-ten Americans (83%) identify ultraviolet as the type of radiation that sunscreen protects against. Nearly as many (77%) know that the main concern about the overuse of antibiotics is ...

Most Americans express at least a passing interest in news about science, with 35% saying they enjoy keeping up with science news “a lot” and another 41% saying they enjoy keeping up with it “some.” ...

IRISH people's scientific knowledge on basic issues such as how antibiotics work and which parent determines the sex of a baby is below EU average. A new Eurobarometer survey found just 60pc of the ...

Bruce J. MacFadden has received funding from the U. S. National Science Foundation. It might seem surprising, but federal research funding isn’t just for scientists. A component of many federal grants ...

Aspiring teachers are unfamiliar with basic principles of learning science and should learn how to connect those principles to practice, according to a new report from Deans for Impact. Last fall, ...

To the editor: Professor Laurence Steinberg’s call to let 16-year-olds vote is not science-based, contrary to his assertion. (“A 16-year-old is as good as an 18-year-old -- or a 40-year-old -- at ...