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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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Scientists from across the globe gather to discuss latest chemical analysis breakthroughs
Can algorithms measure pollutants better than beakers and test tubes? How do you tell a “forever chemical” from its nontoxic doppelganger?
After years of anticipation and hard work by the mission team, the University of Arizona-led NASA OSIRIS-REx mission has successfully landed a capsule with rocks and dust from the asteroid Bennu in the Utah desert.
New study finds exposure to unclean cooking fuel and passive smoke during pregnancy and in early life are associated with developmental delays in children
Researchers are studying the relationship between the emergence of new diseases, how land is used and societal interactions
A new study reveals the crucial role of vascular system cells—known as pericytes—in the formation of long-term memories of life events—memories that are lost in diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease.