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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 initiative from Indiana University focuses on the ethical application of human-centered AI, high-performance computing and technology research in Indiana and beyond.
A paleontologist from Stony Brook published a fossil analysis revealing dinosaur with record-holding 15-meter-long neck, providing fresh insights on the evolution of the iconic sauropod body.
Experts from Stanford have developed DetectGPT, which can determine with up to 95% accuracy whether a large language model wrote that essay or social media post.
Mapping a large coastal glacier in Alaska revealed that its bulk sits below sea level and is undercut by channels, making it vulnerable to accelerated melting in an already deteriorating coastal habitat.
A new study from Yale finds that COVID-19 can trigger a stronger inflammatory response in males, resulting in changes to their functional immunity long after recovery.