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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 at University of California San Diego have reported a new protein-design strategy to sidestep the Irving-Williams Series, dictates that copper ion should bind to proteins over other metals.
“During the first year of the pandemic, when schools shut down and went to 100% remote learning, we saw that it affected women disproportionately, having to stay home and teach their children while their research languished,” said UB researchers.
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Scientists at University of Rochester and University of Maryland report progress in targeting and destroying leukemic stem cells with a modified form of micheliolide, a natural product found in plants of the magnolia family.
Ancient DNA from the remains of nearly three dozen African foragers — groups associated with hunting, gathering and fishing — sheds new light on how groups across sub-Saharan Africa lived, traveled and settled prior to the spread of herding and farming.
BU scientists develop portable sensors to measure carbon levels in coastal wetlands that are critical to fighting climate change