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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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The University of Maryland has led a 20-year excavation project at the ancient Roman site of Stabiae, near Pompeii, uncovering detailed insights into Roman elite life through the study of lavish villas buried by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius.
A newly announced research effort aims to make medications safer and more effective by studying the environmental, genetic, and lifestyle factors that contribute to both drug efficacy and negative drug interactions.
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New technologies developed at the University of Rochester could soon help make ultrasound a more powerful tool for diagnosing cancer, liver disease, and other pathologies.
Research from the University of Michigan shows how warming temperatures are causing northern forest soils to release more carbon into the atmosphere than they absorb, exacerbating climate change.
A Professor’s Discovery of a Nearly 4,000-Year-Old Buried Log Suggests a New Climate Change Solution
UMD-led Study Finds Burying Wood in Proper Conditions Prevents Greenhouse Gas Emissions
A seemingly ordinary old log could help redefine strategies to tackle climate change, according to a new University of Maryland study.