An experiment finds small changes in framing and word choice can elicit significant changes in how science sceptics engage with news of climate change.

What to do when a discussion — even when the goal is civil discourse or idea sharing — explodes into angry arguments.

Prior research on weather and COVID-19 transmission provides inconsistent results. A recent study shows transmission rates rise when temperatures drop or outdoor levels of ultraviolet…

Journals can take years to retract unreliable research, and journalists often fail to inform the public when the discoveries they have reported are later determined…

Local newspapers can slow political polarisation by focusing on local issues only on their opinion pages, new research suggests.