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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 groundbreaking technique developed by researchers presents a new way of gathering and organizing highly detailed information about organic tissues in record time.
Scientists report that a new laser-based breathalyzer powered by AI can detect COVID-19 in real-time with excellent accuracy.
Researchers report that a strong electric field that exists in the atmosphere at the surface between airborne water droplets and the surrounding air can create OH by a previously unknown mechanism.
Construction has begun on a new 20-megawatt solar farm that will supply 100% of its electricity to the University of Pittsburgh for the next two decades.
University at Buffalo researchers are teaming up with Instacart to test nutrition intervention programs for families at higher risk for obesity.