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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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White Americans are more likely than Black and Hispanic people in the United States to experience “deaths of despair” even though they are less likely to suffer from severe psychological distress, a new study finds.
Researchers at the University of California, Irvine have discovered a new method that transforms everyday materials like glass into materials scientists can use to make quantum computers.
The Washington University in St. Louis has launched the Synthetic Biology Manufacturing of Advanced Materials Research Center (SMARC) to revolutionize the production of biodegradable plastics.
New research, including PET scans of pigeons and dinosaur fossils, reveals the key role of the cerebellum in the evolution of flight.
Purdue University researchers have taken the first steps to treat Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease and Type 2 diabetes by creating multiple patent-pending compounds shown to inhibit protein aggregation associated with those diseases.