Science Issues

While the total number of U.S. births declined at the end of 2020 and beginning of 2021, the number of births at home rose.

Several climate policies receive bipartisan support, despite Republicans and Democrats differing on the overall approach.

Americans offer a lackluster evaluation of how the country has balanced priorities during the coronavirus outbreak. Fewer than half say the country has given the right amount of priority to the needs of K-12 students, public health or quality of life.

Increasing representation in science is seen as important for attracting more Hispanic people to science.

Public concern about addiction is down even in the parts of the U.S. where drug overdose death rates have increased the most.

Yet renewable sources, like wind and solar, remain Americans’ overall priority for domestic production.

As has often been the case on policy questions about how to deal with the pandemic, partisans are far apart in their views on mask mandates.

Many Americans who are highly religious and identify with certain Christian traditions express discomfort with human enhancement.

Black Americans hold multifaceted views when it comes to trust in medical research scientists: Majorities hold largely positive views of their competence, but express concern about the potential for misconduct.

Most U.S. adults do not believe that requests for religious exemptions from the COVID-19 vaccine are sincere.