Science Issues

No religious group in the United States has released an official statement on radical life extension. However, here are brief summaries of how some clergy, bioethicists and other scholars from 18 major American religious groups say their traditions might approach this evolving issue.

The prospect of dying has always fascinated, haunted and, ultimately, defined human beings. From the beginnings of civilization, people have contemplated their own mortality – and considered the possibility of immortality.

Lee Rainie will describe the Project’s research on how patients and caregivers seek health information in the digital age

Can a president control gas prices? The answer depends on whether you ask a Republican or a Democrat -- and which party occupies the White House.

Every parent knows that young children catch lots of things at school: chicken pox, the flu and, of course, the annual back-to-school cold. Now there’s evidence that kids can catch something else from their classmates:  obesity. Of course there isn’t a fat virus, or at least one we know about.  But a research team from […]

Susannah Fox will present data on U.S. technology adoption and use related to the pursuit of health.

Four-in-ten Americans see global climate change as a major threat to the U.S., fewer than publics in other countries.

The Obama administration is stepping up its game in dealing with climate change. Such moves echo widespread public concern about global warming outside the United States.

A majority of Americans believe astronauts will probably or definitely land on Mars before 2050.