All science & democracy resources
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Attacks on Science
Our running list of attacks on science—disappearing data, silenced scientists, and other assaults on scientific integrity and science-based policy—provides a representative sample of threats to the federal scientific enterprise.
Podcast
Saving Endangered Species: Turtle by Turtle
New England Aquarium’s Adam Kennedy manages the sea turtle rescue and rehab hospital and tells us what it takes to save critically endangered species.
Podcast
The Midterms Are Over: What’s Next?
Voting rights expert Dr. Michael Latner recaps the midterm elections and lays out the challenges facing our democracy.
Feature
2022 Annual Report
How did UCS perform over the last year?
Activist Resource
Protect the Vote in November 2022
Learn how you can defend our democracy against those who seek to undermine it.
Activist Resource
Science for Public Good Fund
Are you an early career scientist looking for ways to get involved with advocacy? The Science for Public Good Fund is for you.
Video
How to Counter Disinformation
Learn how to spot disinformation and stop it in its tracks.
Feature
Scientists Survey 2022
A 2022 survey of federal scientists conducted by UCS and the University of New Hampshire, watchdogging scientific integrity issues in the federal government
Podcast
How Digital Disinformation Targets Voters
Technology innovator Shireen Mitchell discusses pervasive disinformation on social media centered around US elections, and how we can fight back.
Report
Achieving Multiracial, Multiparty Democracy
A task force of activists, organizers, and scholars lay out six key recommendations for safeguarding our democracy.
Activist Resource
Communicating Science
Since its founding, the Union of Concerned Scientists has been a leader in science and technology communication. We’ve worked with thousands of researchers and academics to help them make their work more accessible to lay audiences.
Activist Resource
What You Can Do about Disinformation
Know how to identify it, counter it, and stop it in its tracks.