Science

Some countries where COVID-19 has been deadliest – including the United States and Italy – have populations that skew considerably older than the global average.

More than two-thirds of adults ages 65 or older said they were following news of the pandemic very closely.

For Earth Day 2020, we take stock of public opinion in the United States about global climate change and the environment.

Republicans are more negative than Democrats toward China, though unfavorable ratings have climbed among both parties.

U.S. adults express wide concern that states will lift COVID-19 restrictions too quickly.

A majority of Americans are skeptical that tracking someone’s location through their cellphone would help curb the outbreak.

The share of Americans who say global climate change is a major threat to the well-being of the U.S. has grown from 44% in 2009 to 60% in 2020.

A new analysis of open-ended responses to a survey of U.S. adults looks at the specific storylines or claims about COVID-19 that Americans said they were exposed to.

The public is divided over who should get ventilators if they are scarce.

While 43% of Americans say the new coronavirus most likely came about naturally, nearly three-in-ten say it most likely was created in a lab.