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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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Research finds smaller dose of blood thinners is equally effective for blood clots and carries less bleeding risk
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Research from UW shows that people in states with higher medical debt and lower rates of insurance coverage are more likely to try to raise money but less likely to succeed.
Scientists from Stony Brook University are discovering the significant effects that global climate change has had on penguin colonies in the Antarctic.
Research from University at Buffalo explores how the impact of known risk factors for lung and bronchus cancer mortality varies spatially across the U.S.
New research led by scientists at the University of Washington indicates that mosquitoes — after detecting a telltale gas that we exhale — fly toward specific colors, including red, orange, black and cyan.