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UMD geologists uncovered evidence of a section of seafloor that sank into the Earth's mantle when dinosaurs roamed the Earth; it's located off the west coast of South America in a zone known as the East Pacific Rise.
Novel research supported by NCI could lead to more specific predictive disease models
A new University of Kansas study reveals parents seeking health care information for their children trust AI more than health care professionals when the author is unknown, and parents rate AI generated text as credible, moral and trustworthy.
Hypertension and amyloid plaques can separately cause dementia. Having both increases a person’s odds of developing cognitive decline, a new study finds
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A professor from UC Santa Cruz has been awarded a $2.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health's R01 program to explore the role of gene isoforms in lung cancer progression and treatment response.
A new, rare species of succulent plant has discovered and named by a researcher with the UC Santa Cruz Arboretum.
Stanford-led research shows methane emissions from a large share of U.S. oil and gas facilities are three times higher on average than the level predicted by official government estimates.
A new study indicates that the brains of mice and primates develop along the same timeline, even though one is much longer-lived than the other.
A study from the Penn State explores how leadership styles in foodservice organizations can influence employees' willingness to speak up about food safety issues.