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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 shows many fossil fuel workers have the right skills already, the problem is that those new green jobs likely won’t be in the right place.
The first-ever mission to study a metal-rich asteroid, the Arizona State University-led Psyche mission aims to help scientists learn more about the formation of rocky bodies in our solar system.
The U.S. Department of Defense has announced $27 million for a USC-led Microelectronics Commons project. The university will lead a coalition of research and industry organizations with the power to accelerate the development and manufacturing of microelectronics in the United States.
New research shows that predators play a unique and important role in ecosystems by creating ‘ecological hotspots,' which are localized areas important for plants and animals.
Due to current higher water levels, much information about ancient human civilizations now lies underwater. A team of researchers has shown that robotic unmanned surface vessels offer a potential solution to collecting information from these valuable cultural heritage sites.