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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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The "Oumuamua" comet warmed up in its approach to the sun and outgassed hydrogen (white mist), which slightly altered its orbit.
Last October one of the brightest flashes of gamma rays ever was observed in the sky, an event that is thought to herald the collapse of a massive star and the birth of a black hole.
Michigan State University scientists, from their labs on campus to the fields of farmers in Michigan and beyond, are creating a roadmap to feed the world.
According to a new study, offshore central-hub multi-platform complexes in the Gulf of Mexico emit far more methane than official inventories report.
Researchers from Emory University are trying to better predict which individuals with no history of clinical depression treatment improve with the use of either antidepressants or with talk therapy.