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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 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.
New polymer developed by scientists from the University at Buffalo might help reduce allergic reactions to some cancer medications.
A new study finds that urban light pollution may disrupt the winter dormancy period for mosquitoes that transmit West Nile virus.
A new brain connection discovered by researchers can explain how early-life stress and adversity trigger disrupted operation of the brain’s reward circuit