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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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BU researchers and collaborators have discovered rocks on the seafloor of the Pacific Ocean are producing "dark oxygen" through a process known as seawater electrolysis, challenging the conventional understanding that oxygen is only produced by photosynthetic organisms near the ocean's surface.
A new study from the University of Florida reports the discovery of a star that challenges astronomers’ understanding of star evolution and formation of chemical elements, and could suggest a new stage in their growth cycle.
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MIT researchers have developed the SPARROW algorithm, which aims to optimize the drug discovery process by automatically identifying the most cost-effective and promising molecular candidates for testing.
MIT CSAIL researchers helped design a new technique that can guarantee the stability of robots controlled by neural networks. This development could eventually lead to safer autonomous vehicles and industrial robots.
A new global analysis of the dietary habits of children and adolescents from 185 countries revealed that youth, on average, consumed nearly 23% more sugar-sweetened beverages in 2018 compared to 1990.