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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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Sally Warner is an associate professor of Climate Science at Brandeis. Noel Gutiérrez Brizuela is a Ph.D. Candidate in Physical Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego.
When a hurricane hits land, the destruction can be visible for years or even decades.
As the University works toward achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040, decreasing air and noise pollution is part of Brown’s broader commitment to sustainability.
A Brown University-led research team explains in a new study how gullies on the slopes of Martian craters could have formed by on-and-off periods of meltwater from ice on and beneath the planet’s surface.
Researchers have developed Pleobot, a krill-inspired robot offering potential solutions for underwater locomotion and ocean exploration.
Finding published in Nature opens door to new geology research covering a 50 plus kilometer lunar region
Granites, which result from magma due to igneous activity, are nearly absent in our Solar System outside Earth.