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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 team from USC is rethinking traditional farming practices by developing computational tools to help farmers design, develop, and manage sustainable farming methods.
Scientists have discovered that cellophane bees brew a liquid food for their offspring, making their microbiomes are some of the most fermentative known from the insect world
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Scientists have found that graphene & boron nitride stacked in a moire pattern may improve semiconductors.
A new study brings precision to the understanding of which antibiotics work best for acne treatment and why.
Researchers from the University of Colorado, Boulder have published designs for a new kind of “artificial muscle” that can power robotic arms and legs with life-like movements.