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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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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.
A new experimental method allows researchers to dissect how certain proteins, called pioneer factors, can bind to selective regions of the genome that are inaccessible to other DNA binding proteins.
A new study documents how Southern Californians are chronically being exposed to toxic airborne chemicals called plasticizers, including one that’s been banned from children’s items and beauty products.
A research team from the University of Oregon is focusing on developing nanomechanical resonators—tiny, atom-thick drumheads that vibrate at specific frequencies, creating programmable materials with potential for advanced computing.
Research from the University of Maryland examines the economic and cultural impact of Major League Baseball's return to Washington, D.C., 20 years after the Montreal Expos relocated and became the Washington Nationals.