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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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For the first time in nearly three decades of observations, clouds seen on Neptune have all but vanished. A UC Berkeley-led team of astronomers discovered the abundance of clouds normally seen at the icy giant’s mid-latitudes started to fade in 2019.
Researchers found that consumers are willing to pay more money for clothes they can customize and keep the items longer. The findings suggest that clothing companies that adopt a mass customization model can remain profitable while decreasing the fashion industry’s environmental impacts.
At an estimated cost of nearly $100 billion in taxpayer funds, bailouts have negatively affected the management and administration of multi-employer pension plans (MEPPs), according to new research from the University at Buffalo School of Management.
Students at the University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine applied the science behind why water beads up on lotus leaves to solve a pesky problem during the heart of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Using camera "traps,” U of T researchers study how urban mammals select their habitat, how they travel and how different species interact.