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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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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
From the thousands of feet of frozen glaciers to the rising seas off Savannah’s coast, Georgia Institute of Technology researchers are measuring, modeling, and predicting just how climate change is impacting our oceans.
Study identifies neural dynamics that our visual system uses to transform what we see into what we do.
More than 100 policymakers, community leaders and researchers met on the UCI campus to craft solutions for Orange County’s top concerns: homelessness and the lack of affordable housing in the county.
The U.S. Department of Energy has made a $3 million investment in Purdue University-led research showing
how a novel high-temperature heat pump promises to significantly reduce energy use and greenhouse gas emissions.