Science Issues

Tuesday is the 210th anniversary of Charles Darwin’s birth. Roughly eight-in-ten U.S. adults say humans have evolved over time.

People around the world agree that climate change poses a severe risk to their countries, according to a 26-nation survey conducted in spring 2018. Terrorism, specifically from ISIS, and cyberattacks are also seen by many as major security threats.

More countries see climate change as a top international threat, but many people also name ISIS and cyberattacks as their top security concern.

Since 2017, the share of Republicans who take a positive view of stricter environmental laws has increased, from 36% then to 45% today.

Conrad Hackett, associate director for research and senior demographer, discusses why we studied the relationship between religion and happiness, health and civic engagement.

Evolution remains a contentious issue. When asked about it, highly religious Americans' responses can vary depending on how the question is asked.

Measuring public opinion on evolution has never been an easy task for survey researchers.

Almost 160 years after Charles Darwin publicized his groundbreaking theory on the development of life, Americans are still arguing about evolution. In spite of the fact that evolutionary theory is accepted by all but a small number of scientists, it continues to be rejected by many Americans.

In many countries, actively religious people are more likely than their less-religious peers to describe themselves as very happy.