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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 University of California, Irvine have develop a technological platform that draws inspiration from an octopus's ability to camouflage and can be used in a variety of fields, including the military, medicine, robotics and sustainable energy.
Researchers at the University of Iowa have found wildfires originating in the western United States and Canada have erased air quality gains over the past two decades and caused an increase of premature deaths in fire-prone areas and downwind regions.
A broad analysis of lake water quality across the United States reveals human-driven climate change is increasing risks of high toxin concentrations from algal blooms in U.S. lakes.
International conference at BU to examine gentrification and displacement from cities and policies to counteract growing global problem.
Engineers at MIT and in China are aiming to improve desalination with a completely passive device that is inspired by the ocean, and powered by the sun.