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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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Researchers at Yale and Duke University have found some “non-menthol” cigarettes that are being marketed as a “fresh” alternative use synthetic chemicals to mimic menthol’s distinct cooling sensations.
A team of researchers has received federal support to pursue the development and implementation of a high-performance hybrid desiccant-wheel heat pump system. Their work could pave a path for the food and agriculture industry to operate on carbon-pollution-free electricity.
What’s in Your Bottled Water? Study Suggests There May Be Hundreds of Thousands of Tiny Plastic Bits
A Rutgers Health researcher collaborates to develop a microscopic technique that zeroes in on the poorly explored world of nanoplastics, which can pass into one’s blood, cells and brain.
A new Dartmouth study exposes significant declines in snowpacks across the Northern Hemisphere due to human-driven climate change.
Surface ice in Greenland has been melting at an increasing rate in recent decades, while the trend in Antarctica has moved in the opposite direction, according to researchers.