The House Science Committee Just Held Its First Helpful Hearing on Climate Science in Years
Once most members could agree that climate change is real, they could start talking about the real question of what to do.
Climate Change Denial
What a 'Reproducibility Crisis' Committee Found When It Looked at Climate Science
The scientific community is working to make its predictions more accurate, but there's still a long way to go.
Are American Conservatives More Starkly Anti-Climate Change Than Conservatives Globally?
Research shows that Americans are far less concerned about the threat of global warming than their European counterparts.
Extreme Weather Can't Shake Climate-Change Beliefs
New research finds attitudes toward climate-change mitigation are only minimally and fleetingly affected by severe weather.
Could Hurricane Harvey Deal a Fatal Blow to Climate Change Skepticism?
A growing body of research suggests that perceptions of climate change are influenced by experience with climate-related natural disasters.
Miseducating Kids About Climate Change
A lot of U.S. secondary school teachers are skeptical of climate change—or wary of teaching it. The good news: Many of them are still persuadable.
The Fear That Drives Climate Change Denial
New research finds conservatives perceive environmentalists as a threat to society.
Climate Change Denial Is Also Impacting Scientists Themselves
A new study suggests their attempts to respond to public opinion may actually be counterproductive.
There’s a Scientific Consensus on Climate Change?
Much of the public remains unaware of that basic fact, but researchers have found two ways to increase people's knowledge.
What Voldemort and Climate Change Have in Common
At Hogwarts and in Florida, respectively, the threatening phenomena must not be named.
Why Isn't Climate Change on More Lips?
Did you follow the news from the global climate conference in Durban and discuss it with your peers? If you said no, welcome to the club.
US, EU in Dogfight Over Airline Emissions
Europe forges ahead on tackling greenhouse gas emissions, but the U.S. wants to ground certain rules that affect its airlines.
The Second Coming of Science Bashing
Being vocally anti-science has become a defining mark of a current style of politics, an intentional ignorance that recalls the Scopes Monkey Trial, argues law professor Robert Benson.