US adults have gained confidence in the capabilities of AI while growing increasingly opposed to extending human rights to AI systems.

Confidence in science remains high in the US, but has declined since the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, research shows.

Nearly 15% of Americans deny that climate change is real. Public figures such as Donald Trump play an outsized role in influencing beliefs.

Researchers have created a web-based tool that could help policymakers and advocates tailor messages spurring action on climate change.

Searching online to evaluate the truthfulness of fake news articles actually increases the probability of believing misinformation.

Listen to a scholar argues that our biology, not our free will, controls our actions on this podcast episode.

Researchers raise concerns about giving moral authority to artificial intelligence, specifically "godbots."

"Actively thinking about God" promotes acceptance of AI recommendations in a variety of contexts, from choice in movies to romantic partners.

Young men in a recent study who regularly consumed sports media were more likely to accept rape myths, report researchers.

"Attempts to debunk science-relevant misinformation were, on average, not successful," but these factors up your odds of success.