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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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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.
Results of a new collaborative study show promise in urchin restocking strategies to aid coral reef restoration throughout the Caribbean.
Tulane researchers studied social isolation and social instability and how they manifest themselves based on social rank.
Researchers have developed a new technology that makes it easier to eavesdrop on our body’s biochemical sensing signals.
For the first time ever, researchers have watched the mesmerizing process of nanoparticles self-assembling into solid materials.