Understanding why some people trust scientists more than others is a key factor in solving social problems with science. But little was known about the trust levels across the diverse range of ...

Most of us generally think of precipitation in terms of three varieties: rain, snow, and sleet. But for meteorologists and ...

Scientists have discovered five different types of sleep in humans, each with its own distinct brain activity pattern and ...

Some of the largest cancer centers in the nation are leaning on nurse scientists to improve patient outcomes. There are two types of nurse ...

Bowel cancer can be divided up into four distinct diseases, each with its own set of biological characteristics, a major new study reports. The research could allow doctors to treat each type of bowel ...

Scientists have mapped underappreciated scaffolding cells in skin, known as fibroblasts. They show for the first time how fibroblasts go 'rogue' in many different diseases affecting multiple organs – ...