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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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Using camera "traps,” U of T researchers study how urban mammals select their habitat, how they travel and how different species interact.
A team of researchers has found that a sheet of glass crystal just a few atoms thick could trap and carry light.
Researcher hopes to use geophysics to understand the dynamics of Santorini’s Bronze Age eruption, as well as predict future geological hazards in the area.
Studying a lizard species in southeastern Arizona, researchers found 70 years' worth of climate-related extinction occurred in only seven years.
Airlines have long competed to enhance their on-time performance, and new research from the University at Buffalo School of Management reveals the most effective strategies for improving rankings in this key indicator of punctuality and service reliability.