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Summary of Findings Abortion has dominated the early skirmishing over President Bush’s nomination of John Roberts to the Supreme Court. But the public takes a more expansive view of the court’s agenda. Indeed, about as many Americans rate the rights of detained terrorist suspects as a very important issue for the Supreme Court as say […]

There has been a 45% increase since 2000 in the number of teenagers who use the internet at school.

One in 12 adult American internet users participates in sports fantasy leagues online.

With all of the niche topics we research here at the Pew Internet Project, we often need to take a step back and look at the larger picture of how internet use is changing people’s everyday lives.

A new PEJ study of the news media finds men are cited as sources much more often than women on a wide range of topics

The number of people who make charitable donations online has roughly doubled since 2002, but there's plenty of room for growth.

10:00 a.m.-noon National Press Club Washington, D.C. Sponsored by The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life, The Federalist Society, and The Constitution Project End of life decisions have been much in the news lately, with the Schiavo case and the late Pope’s medical treatment dominating recent headlines. Interest in this issue is likely to […]

The Kansas State Board of Education has begun hearings on whether to change the way that biology is taught in public schools to include the teaching of intelligent design, a contrary theory to that of evolution and natural selection.

Demographic differences in Web site design -- captured by a staple of Halloween parties and roller skating rinks.

This presentation combines national survey data with a special online survey of K-12 school system webmasters in the Washington, DC, region. Topics include: the internet's impact on parents, students, K-12 education, and local government.