Weight-related breast cancer risk is not sufficiently discussed between health care providers and patients, according to a recent study. Though evidence points to poorer outcomes for overweight and ...

People perceive different types of radiation risks in very different ways. Surveys of the general public in the United States and elsewhere have consistently shown that people perceive nuclear power ...

Using data from the largest cross-sectional survey of climate change perceptions ever conducted, researchers report the first global assessment of factors underlying climate change awareness and risk ...

International Indigenous Policy Journal, Vol. 3, No. 3, Special Issue: Water and Indigenous Peoples (September 2012), pp. 1-23 (25 pages) Access to safe drinking water is a pressing social policy ...

Janet Yang’s research focuses on factors that determine how people perceive risk, especially in science, health and environmental communication. She also studies how risk perception impacts the way ...

Funders for this research include Australian Research Council, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science. The news correspondents obtained a quote from the research from Kyoto University, "In the ...

It's no secret that people vary in their pandemic risk perceptions. Source: Emily Parrish, used with permission. I’m sure you’ve noticed that people vary in their assessments of pandemic risks. It’s ...

If you would like to learn more about the IAEA’s work, sign up for our weekly updates containing our most important news, multimedia and more. The objective of the event was to provide a brief ...