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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 team of scientists has sifted through two decades’ worth of climate data collected by NASA laser pulses, and say it both paints a sobering picture and underscores the need for such missions to continue.
UC Irvine researchers suggest we may be underestimating severity of sea level rise
When a driver brakes, it releases particles into the air - but UC Irvine researchers have made a discovery that could potentially be used to reduce air pollution from vehicles.
A doctoral candidate at the University of Kansas has discovered new atmospheric detail in a set of 15 exoplanets similar to Neptune.
A team of researchers led by astronomers at UCI has obtained highly precise information about six confirmed exoplanets orbiting TOI-1136, a dwarf star about 270 light years from Earth.