Pew Report: The Internet as a Resource for News and Information about Science

A new report finds that "fully 87% of online users have at one time used the internet to carry out research on a scientific topic or concept and 40 million adults use the internet as their primary source of news and information about science." This "national survey conducted by the Pew Internet & American Life Project in collaboration with the Exploratorium benchmarks how the internet fits into people’s habits for gathering news and information about science." According to the report, "Use of online science resources is linked to better attitudes about science." See the press release or full report for the details.