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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 Biosphere 2 rainforest experiment reveals soils release more volatile organic compounds into the atmosphere during drought.
Early, enhanced information provided by a 10-K, an annual report required by the SEC about a company’s financial picture, helps investors with risk management, according to new research from the University at Buffalo School of Management.
According to new research some parts of the Arctic are getting deeper snowpack than normal, driving the thawing of long-frozen permafrost carbon reserves which increases emissions of greenhouse gases.
Long-term exposure to low-dose radiation is linked to an increased risk of cancer, according to a study led by the University of California, Irvine
Using innovative fluorescent sensors and computational modeling, CU Boulder biochemistry researcher Amy Palmer tracked naturally cycling cells to better understand effect of zinc levels.