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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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Brown-led research found that firearm-related lead ammunition use is an unregulated source of lead exposure in the U.S. that may disproportionately impact children.
UB is developing a new recombinant flu vaccine that has the potential to compete with and even outperform existing vaccines.
Scholars at Brown University will develop a pilot program to support graduates of the University’s master of arts in teaching program who are working in the Providence Public School District.
A team of speech and psychology researchers from NYU found that brain waves related to stopping body movements can predict stuttering
Researchers at the University of California, Irvine have discovered surprising similarities and differences between humans and insects in the production of the critical light-absorbing molecule of the retina.