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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 the Georgia Institute of Technology have created the world’s first functional semiconductor made from graphene, a single sheet of carbon atoms held together by the strongest bonds known.
University of Maryland researchers uncovered that when a post expresses highly specific emotions including emojis there is a significant and predictable impact on whether it gets shared.
MIT engineers aim to produce totally green, carbon-free hydrogen fuel with a new, train-like system of reactors that is driven solely by the sun.
A University of Arizona experimental philosopher wants to encourage people to imagine 1,000 years into the future – and plan accordingly.
Study Finds High Levels Of Job Satisfaction Among Copy Editors, Little Negative Effect From Pandemic
a new study from the University of Kansas found the COVID-19 pandemic did not significantly affect how copy editors, proofreaders and fact-checkers felt about their work.