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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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New research examines the critical problem of drinking water access in rural areas of developing countries and recommends optimal locations to build new water projects.
Philanthropic funding of journalism has grown substantially in the past five years, as has the focus on outlets serving communities of color, according to a new study co-authored by a University of Maryland professor.
Princeton University’s Jesse Jenkins, assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering and the Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment, has been a leader of both the national and the global charge to net-zero, along with his Net-Zero America project collaborators.
Researchers have found that dozens of viruses can eavesdrop on the communication between bacteria, or respond to quorum-sensing or other chemical signals from bacteria.
Scientists are studying how pollen diversity affects the nutritional quality of honeybee diets, including asking foundational questions about how nutrition can sustain healthier colonies.