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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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Findings published in Current Biology set stage to better understand the “invisible” ocean ecosystem and its importance
Paleontologists from the University of Kansas have published evidence shedding light on the long-standing saga of Ekgmowechashala, the final primate to inhabit North America before Homo sapiens or Clovis people.
A researcher examines how sales employees’ social contexts — particularly their being co-scheduled with higher performers — relate to changes in performance over time.
Researchers Seek to Improve Survival by Moving Quickly from Laboratory to Patients
Researchers from the University of Minnesota partnered with Mayo Clinic to conduct a groundbreaking study that could offer hope for dogs, and potentially humans, diagnosed with osteosarcoma.