{"id":5257,"date":"2020-08-28T15:43:17","date_gmt":"2020-08-28T20:43:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?p=5257"},"modified":"2026-05-08T17:11:49","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T21:11:49","slug":"science","status":"publish","type":"block_module","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/block-module\/science\/","title":{"rendered":"Science \u2013 LEDE"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"--grid-gutter: 2.6rem;--grid-row-gap: 2.6rem;--divider-color: var(--wp--preset--color--ui-gray-light)\" class=\"has-divider has-ui-gray-light-divider-color is-vertically-aligned-top wp-block-prc-block-grid-controller\">\n<div style=\"--desktop-span:6;--tablet-span:12;--mobile-span:4\" class=\"is-vertically-aligned-top wp-block-prc-block-grid-column is-layout-flow wp-block-prc-block-grid-column-is-layout-flow\" data-desktop-span=\"6\" data-tablet-span=\"12\" data-mobile-span=\"4\">\n<article class=\"bottom aligned wp-block-prc-block-story-item\" id=\"post-297474\" data-image-size=\"A1\"><div class=\"meta\"><span class=\"label\">science news &amp; information<\/span><time class=\"date\" datetime=\"2026-04-07T00:00:00+00:00\">Apr 7, 2026<\/time><\/div> \t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/science\/2026\/04\/07\/where-do-americans-get-health-information-and-what-do-they-trust\/\" class=\"image jetpack-lazy-image A1\">\n\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/04\/PS_26.03.29_HealthInfo_featured@2x.png?w=564&#038;h=317&#038;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/04\/PS_26.03.29_HealthInfo_featured@2x.png?w=1128&#038;h=634&#038;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" width=\"564\" height=\"317\">\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/04\/PS_26.03.29_HealthInfo_featured@2x.png?w=690&#038;h=388&#038;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/04\/PS_26.03.29_HealthInfo_featured@2x.png?w=1280&#038;h=720&#038;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" width=\"690\" height=\"388\">\t\t\t\t<img srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/04\/PS_26.03.29_HealthInfo_featured@2x.png?w=564&#038;h=317&#038;crop=1\" width=\"564\" height=\"317\" alt=\"\">\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t <h1 class=\"header large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/science\/2026\/04\/07\/where-do-americans-get-health-information-and-what-do-they-trust\/\">Where Do Americans Get Health Information, and What Do They Trust?<\/a><\/h1> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>85% of Americans get health information from health care providers at least sometimes. In addition to being the most common of 7 sources, they are also the source most commonly viewed as highly accurate.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"extra\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Read more about Americans and health:<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/science\/2026\/04\/07\/where-do-americans-get-health-information-and-what-do-they-trust\/#americans-sources-of-health-information\">&nbsp;What sources they use<\/a> |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/science\/2026\/04\/07\/what-do-americans-want-from-their-health-information-sources\/\">What they want from their sources<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/science\/2026\/04\/07\/users-of-social-media-and-ai-chatbots-for-health-information-are-more-likely-to-say-they-are-convenient-than-accurate\/\">Social media and AI<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/science\/2026\/04\/07\/americans-value-their-health-but-many-face-challenges-in-taking-care-of-it\/\">Challenges staying healthy<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/science\/2026\/04\/07\/roughly-a-third-of-young-adults-have-negative-views-of-their-mental-health\/\">Young adults\u2019 mental health<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"--desktop-span:6;--tablet-span:12;--mobile-span:4\" class=\"is-vertically-aligned-top has-desktop-divider has-tablet-divider has-mobile-divider wp-block-prc-block-grid-column is-layout-flow wp-block-prc-block-grid-column-is-layout-flow\" data-desktop-span=\"6\" data-tablet-span=\"12\" data-mobile-span=\"4\">\n<article style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\" class=\"right aligned wp-block-prc-block-story-item\" id=\"post-301967\" data-image-size=\"A2\"><div class=\"meta\"><span class=\"label\">report<\/span><time class=\"date\" datetime=\"2026-05-07T00:00:00+00:00\">May 7, 2026<\/time><\/div> \t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/data-labs\/2026\/05\/07\/moms-coaches-doctors-entrepreneurs-who-are-americas-health-and-wellness-influencers\/\" class=\"image jetpack-lazy-image A2\">\n\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/05\/PL_2026.04.15_wellness_influencers_featured_topic.png?w=268&#038;h=151&#038;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/05\/PL_2026.04.15_wellness_influencers_featured_topic.png?w=536&#038;h=302&#038;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" width=\"268\" height=\"151\">\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/05\/PL_2026.04.15_wellness_influencers_featured_topic.png?w=690&#038;h=388&#038;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/05\/PL_2026.04.15_wellness_influencers_featured_topic.png?w=1280&#038;h=720&#038;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" width=\"690\" height=\"388\">\t\t\t\t<img srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/05\/PL_2026.04.15_wellness_influencers_featured_topic.png?w=268&#038;h=151&#038;crop=1\" width=\"268\" height=\"151\" alt=\"A composite image of Photos, left to right: Barbara Lorena Vergarargara, Eleganza, MStudioImages and FujiCraft, all via Getty Images. Photo illustration by Pew Research Center.\">\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t <h2 class=\"header medium light\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/data-labs\/2026\/05\/07\/moms-coaches-doctors-entrepreneurs-who-are-americas-health-and-wellness-influencers\/\">Moms, Coaches, Doctors, Entrepreneurs: Who Are America\u2019s Health and Wellness Influencers?<\/a><\/h2> \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\n<article style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\" class=\"right aligned wp-block-prc-block-story-item\" id=\"post-297779\" data-image-size=\"A2\"><div class=\"meta\"><span class=\"label\">report<\/span><time class=\"date\" datetime=\"2026-04-03T00:00:00+00:00\">Apr 3, 2026<\/time><\/div> \t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/science\/2026\/04\/03\/americans-shifting-views-on-energy-issues\/\" class=\"image jetpack-lazy-image A2\">\n\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/04\/PS_26.04.02_energy_featured.jpg?w=268&#038;h=151&#038;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/04\/PS_26.04.02_energy_featured.jpg?w=536&#038;h=302&#038;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" width=\"268\" height=\"151\">\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/04\/PS_26.04.02_energy_featured.jpg?w=690&#038;h=388&#038;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/04\/PS_26.04.02_energy_featured.jpg?w=1280&#038;h=720&#038;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" width=\"690\" height=\"388\">\t\t\t\t<img srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/04\/PS_26.04.02_energy_featured.jpg?w=268&#038;h=151&#038;crop=1\" width=\"268\" height=\"151\" alt=\"\">\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t <h2 class=\"header medium light\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/science\/2026\/04\/03\/americans-shifting-views-on-energy-issues\/\">Americans\u2019 Shifting Views on Energy Issues<\/a><\/h2> \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\n<article style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\" class=\"right aligned wp-block-prc-block-story-item\" id=\"post-284155\" data-image-size=\"A2\"><div class=\"meta\"><span class=\"label\">report<\/span><time class=\"date\" datetime=\"2026-01-15T00:00:00+00:00\">Jan 15, 2026<\/time><\/div> \t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/science\/2026\/01\/15\/do-americans-think-the-country-is-losing-or-gaining-ground-in-science\/\" class=\"image jetpack-lazy-image A2\">\n\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/01\/PS_26.01.01_TrustInScience_featured.jpg?w=268&#038;h=151&#038;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/01\/PS_26.01.01_TrustInScience_featured.jpg?w=536&#038;h=302&#038;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" width=\"268\" height=\"151\">\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/01\/PS_26.01.01_TrustInScience_featured.jpg?w=690&#038;h=388&#038;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/01\/PS_26.01.01_TrustInScience_featured.jpg?w=1280&#038;h=720&#038;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" width=\"690\" height=\"388\">\t\t\t\t<img srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/01\/PS_26.01.01_TrustInScience_featured.jpg?w=268&#038;h=151&#038;crop=1\" width=\"268\" height=\"151\" alt=\"American molecular biologist Gary Ruvkun receives the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine from Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf during the award ceremony in Stockholm, Sweden, on Dec. 10, 2024. 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