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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.

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A new study used innovative markerless motion capture technology to determine the mechanics of proficient free-throw shooters and help better understand one of the biggest keys to success in basketball.
Researchers found that young, amateur athletes who play some of the most physical contact sports also seem to be at risk for CTE, despite their comparatively short, lower-profile playing careers.
Building on a deep interest in synthetic biology, a rising Brown University senior spent his summer helping to develop a sustainable alternative to arsenic detection and removal methods.
An interdisciplinary team at the University of Kansas has been awarded a grant from the National Science Foundation to expand their employment-related technology education program for women leaving incarceration .
A research team has developed an innovative method for creating vast collections of chemical compounds used in drug discovery by harnessing the power of ribosomes