The seas have long sustained human life, but a new UC Santa Barbara study shows that rising climate and human pressures are ...

Imagine if nonprofit leaders, philanthropists, and policy makers no longer had to guess what works but could predict success with scientific certainty. Enter the field of impact science.

That warming has a devastating, cyclical effect on Arctic ice, which helps keep temperatures cool by reflecting sunlight. As temperatures increase, the ice melts, which plays a role in sea levels ...

Race and ethnicity and views on societal impact of science Views of the impact of science on society differ across racial and ethnic groups, with Black and Hispanic adults offering less positive ...

As AI becomes a ubiquitous part of everyday life, people increasingly understand how it works. Whereas traditional computer ...

Social science is by nature a retrospective, post-hoc analysis: looking back, after a program has run its course, to evaluate what happened. But at some point, social science needs to be able to look ...

Using an interdisciplinary approach, this work will explore the state-of-the-science of cumulative impact assessment and its application at the community, state, and national levels. The work will ...

Science journalists aren't particularly concerned about so-called "predatory journals," confident that they have the skills ...