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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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Dramatically expanding climate-action policies across all levels of government, sectors of society and the economy could slash U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by 65% by 2035 compared to 2005 levels, according to a new report from the University of Maryland.
This research from the University of California, Berkeley, focuses on using Neurospora fungi to transform food waste into nutritious and tasty culinary products.
A new report co-authored by Yale School of Public Health Dean Dr. Megan L. Ranney examines how alcohol, drug, and firearm deaths have lowered life expectancy in the United States and contributed to a widening gap in life expectancy between the U.S. and other high-income countries.
The University of Maryland is conducting a groundbreaking study on how respiratory infections like the flu spread, focusing on the role of airborne transmission.
Research from UBuffalo is combating the rise of a hypervirulent strain of Klebsiella pneumoniae, which can infect healthy individuals and has become resistant to some antibiotics. The team have identified the genetic factors responsible for its virulence, aiming to develop therapies, treatments, and diagnostic tools.