Climate change is increasing the intensity and frequency of extreme weather events, posing growing challenges for public safety. This practice insight investigates the contributions of multidisciplina...

Communicating microbial biodiversity loss is challenging: the subjects are invisible, often linked with disease and disgust, and lack the appeal of macroscopic conservation icons. We describe Symbiosi...

Science journalism has changed significantly in recent years, characterised by an increased reliance on (university) press releases, underscoring the need to understand factors determining press relea...

Science communication is not merely hosted in space — it is actively shaped by it. Drawing on observations from a science communication workshop, this practice insight shows how spatial arrangements, ...

The new Science Communication Interest Group (SCIG) of the International Communication Association (ICA) met for the first time on June 5–8, 2026, in Cape Town, South Africa. Presenters shared a diver...

This practice insight examines how science communication engages with San ethnoastronomical knowledge within the context of the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) in South Africa. Drawing on participatory w...

The history of women in Australian science communication has thus far received little attention. While there is a growing body of research on the history of Australian women in western science, schola...

As an online platform for scientists to share their expertise with diverse audiences within a journalistic context, The Conversation provides a novel link between science and society. This study exami...

Citizen science (CS) is a participatory mode of knowledge production, enabling non-scientific actors to contribute to and sometimes contest scientific agendas and interpretations, making it a way to b...

So far, incidental exposure (IE) to science information has been largely overlooked although science information can inform individually and societally relevant decisions. Semi-structured interviews w...

This practice insight highlights a science communication initiative involving young researchers from the Einstein Telescope Infrastructure Consortium (ETIC), part of the effort to build the Einstein T...

In this essay, we draw on the existing literature to discuss the roles for emotions in science communication. There is a widespread perception that emotions are detrimental to quality, particularly as...

This editorial introduces the JCOM special issue on “Transitions in Science Communication: Continuity and Change”. The issue positions continuity and change within four historical processes that have ...

Hostility towards science has emerged as a significant challenge in contemporary science communication, particularly in increasingly politicised and digitally mediated public environments. Scholars ac...

This study examines how information sources are indirectly related to support for quantum science. Results from a national survey of quantum science aware publics in the United States (n = 919) showed...

Invisible Rainbows is a popular astronomy book by astrophysicist and science journalist Alfredo Carpineti, organised around the electromagnetic spectrum and built around conversations with LGBTQIA+ as...

This report presents an analysis of the communication efforts of the XXXII International Astronomical Union General Assembly, the first held on the African continent. For the first time in its history...

This article presents a practice insight into the role of archival exhibitions as instruments of science communication, focusing on the KHARINA Exhibition (Khazanah Arsip Riset dan Inovasi Nasional) o...

Recent technological advancements have expanded our capacity to observe, decode, and modulate human brain activity. As these brain information (BI) technologies evolve, it becomes increasingly importa...

Audiovisual communication methods such as digital storytelling can reach wide audiences to realise greater societal research impact. Increasingly, researchers embrace (or are expected to embrace) thes...

AI-based chatbots offer new opportunities for communicating science-based information, but often fall short of established standards. We conducted two pre-registered experiments examining user percept...

A a thematic analysis of science artist perspectives.

Theme: Reimagining AMR Communication and Engagement: Strategies, Stories, and Social Change   Editor-in-Charge: Marina Joubert; Stellenbosch University (South Africa) Guest editors: Phaik Yeong Cheah...

The 2025 edition of the Convegno Nazionale di Comunicazione della Scienza (Italian National Conference on Science Communication) gathered Italy’s growing science-communication community in a four-day ...

This study investigates how specific narrative elements, termed narrative depth, influence perceived story quality, transportation, and topic interest in science communication. Using structural equati...

Ok, so we've all been guilty of consulting Dr. Google for health advice at some point. However, if a google search pulls up advice from a health expert or a generative AI, which sources are most likel...

News media play a crucial role in communicating agricultural biotechnology tools such as genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and gene-edited crops to consumers, heavily influencing public perception...

Multimodality in science communication has increased with the rise of digital communication affordances. Digital platforms enable greater integration of modes — text, visuals, and sound — within singl...

This article reflects on #OneDOST4U, a unifying communication handle adopted by the Republic of the Philippines’ Department of Science and Technology (DOST) across multiple media vehicles. The campaig...

This paper explores gender representations in Australian print and online science news over a period of five years. Using a constructed year method, stories relating to any science, technology, engine...

The United States population reports significant hesitance to consume GMOs. This article examines whether visual food cues can change attitudes, induce attitude ambivalence, and alter intentions to av...

Different commentators are often invited in the media in order to discuss medical and health-related advances, such as the deployment of new vaccines or prevention tests. How do the expertise and opin...