As popular mistrust of expert opinion grows, we increasingly encounter the following skeptical argument about science: ...

NASA and NOAA recently announced good news concerning the ozone hole. What are lessons about science, policy and skepticism ...

Climate skeptics may soon join a key science advisory panel at U.S. EPA. A number of people who reject the findings of mainstream climate science are being considered by the Trump administration for ...

Skeptics of mainstream climate science and hard-line conservatives think they still have a hold on the GOP, despite a recent rhetorical evolution among congressional Republicans. Skeptics of ...

I’ve just released the 13th iteration of the annual RHSU Edu-Scholar rankings, an exercise designed to recognize those who are bringing research, scholarship, and scientific expertise into the public ...

While vaccine-skeptic, climate-skeptic and other similar movements predate the pandemic, they have found new levels of visibility during the COVID-19 crisis. Today, vocal resistance to mainstream ...

I met an older couple in my clinic last year to discuss medical problems one of them was having. As with most of my patients, I finished the appointment by asking them if they are up to date with ...

Scientists tell us the Earth is warming and we’re causing it. Oceans are rising, glaciers are melting, plants and animals are becoming extinct and millions of people are likely to have to move. In the ...

For many of us, Bigfoot belongs in the same category as UFOs and campfire ghost stories – fun to talk about, but not something we expect to find in our backyard. But for a passionate network of ...