During the pandemic, clear and reliable health communication can literally be a life-and-death issue. Researchers who focus on the science of science communication highlight strategies that work.

#Scicomm is a hashtag, and there are many programs that claim to teach scientists how to be better communicators. But it's hard to show exactly what they're accomplishing.

Misunderstanding disaster warnings can have catastrophic consequences. New research shows how easily modern emergency communications can get lost in translation.

Whenever you hear about a new bit of science news, these suggestions will help you assess whether it's more fact or fiction.

Social media users share charts and graphs — often with the same underlying data — to advocate opposing approaches to the pandemic.

Young adults report the least amount of concern about COVID-19. That suggests communicating risks to them would offer the biggest boost in virus reduction.

Millennials' favourite 😂 is the latest casualty of gen z's emoji snobbery.

Improved public health messaging to Black, Latinx, and other communities disproportionately impacted by the pandemic can increase Covid-19 knowledge and information-seeking.

An academic expert in environmental storytelling reads the Sun and the Express.