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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 from Michigan State University demonstrates how regionally specific machine learning-based modeling more effectively monitors levels of PFAS chemicals in Michigan drinking water compared to nationwide models.
In two new studies, BU researchers detail how they engineered lung stem cells and successfully transplanted them into injured lungs of mice.
A multidisciplinary team of researchers at Stanford University aims to bioprint a fully functioning human heart and implant it in a living pig within five years.
A new Northwestern Medicine study is the first to measure resilience in biomedical scientists during the pandemic, highlighting the consequences of the pandemic for women scientists of all career stages who experienced greater household responsibilities while facing social pressure to advance their careers.
researchers found that dogs with plainer faces appear to make more facial movements, or expressions when interacting with their human companions than dogs with more complex facial markings.