Social science researchers increasingly recruit participants through Amazon's Mechanical
Turk (MTurk) platform. Yet, the physical isolation of MTurk participants, and perceived lack of …

Researchers interested in climate change communication have investigated how people
respond to messages about it. Through meta-analysis, the current research synthesizes the …

As climate change intensifies, global publics will experience more unusual weather and
extreme weather events. How will individual experiences with these weather trends shape …

Environmental communication researchers have focused on the role of media frames in the
formation of public opinion. Yet, little is known about how citizens incorporate such frames …

This study reports the results of two meta-analyses investigating the relationships between
environmental concern and both political party affiliation and political ideology. Political …

There is a strong scientific consensus that anthropogenic climate change is happening and
that its impacts can put both ecological and human systems in jeopardy. Social psychology …

Individuals, both within and between different countries, vary substantially in the extent to
which they view climate change as a risk. What could explain such variation in climate …

In this article, we examine framing effects regarding unconventional oil and gas extraction
using hydraulic fracturing (or fracking): an issue involving considerable controversy over …

This study aims to explore social bots' role in online climate change discussions. By
analyzing 491,279 climate-change-related tweets, we found that social bots were actively …

Politicization of science occurs when the inherent uncertainty of science is emphasized to
cast doubt on scientific consensus. Climate change has become particularly susceptible to …