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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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University of Chicago astrophysicists have discovered a unique star which challenges existing theories on how massive stars explode and suggests new insights into the creation of heavy elements and the nature of the universe's first stars.
A Northwestern University-led team of researchers has developed a new fuel cell that harvests energy from microbes living in dirt.
A discovery by the University of Michigan that could improve the lifespan of perovskite solar cells by identifying the best "defect pacifying" molecules, making solar cells cheaper and more efficient.
A study from UC Berkeley collected eyes from various species to analyze the evolution of the vertebrate retina, revealing that most retinal cell types have an ancient origin.
Researchers from UF completed a comprehensive review of studies documenting instances of reverse zoonosis, or human-to-animal disease transmission, involving viral, bacterial, fungal and parasitic pathogens.