In a new article, members of the Strategic Council of the National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine examine what has happened to public confidence in science, why it has happened, and ...

Americans’ trust in two key pillars of health care plummeted from about 72% in April 2020 to 40% in January 2024, a New York researcher helped reveal. Now, community health groups and advocates are ...

In a sea of skepticism, while politicians scrape the bottom of global trust rankings, scientists more frequently bask in the warm glow of public confidence. A recent study suggests that not all lab ...

This column is a part of Republic of Distrust, a series about the loss of trust in American institutions and what can be done to restore it. Has America lost its faith in science? It’s a surprisingly ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A simmering mistrust of medical science and scientific institutions that had been long building in the United ...

A man in a winter hat and wearing blue plastic gloves holds a plastic sample cup and pointed tool near a shelf-like fungus growing on the side of a mossy tree in a forest. A researcher collecting ...

Despite widespread fears of skepticism, trust in scientists remains solid around the world. A massive post-pandemic survey found that people largely see scientists as capable, honest, and socially ...

Science has long been portrayed as a solitary pursuit: a lone genius hunched over a bench, quietly unraveling the mysteries of the universe. But in today’s research landscape, that image couldn’t be ...

The Trust in Science Roundtable is a grassroots effort to keep the momentum going from ACS immediate past president Judy Giordian’s work during her tenure to reverse declining trust in science. The ...