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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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New research from the University of Kansas could help settle a question among basketball coaches and athletes on when to incorporate weightlifting during practice
New study from reveals Canada's "soda lake" may hold clues to life's origins, echoing Darwin's "warm little pond."
Researchers have isolated and determined the molecular structure of the light-harvesting antenna that helps some cyanobacteria produce energy through photosynthesis even in lower-energy light.
Northwestern University researchers have developed the first selective therapy to prevent allergic reactions, which can range in severity from itchy hives and watery eyes to trouble breathing and even death.
In a new study researchers at Tulane describe a novel pathway in the brain that sheds light on the way the brain switches from a freezing response to a flight response.