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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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The Bubbler, a breathalyzer device that reverse-transcribes RNA from airborne SARS-CoV-2 in breath, predicts lower respiratory tract involvement and is less invasive than alternative testing approaches, researchers say.
Using artificial intelligence, UB researchers developed a model that could support the assessment of drug therapies and help clinicians develop more effective treatments for complex, chronic disease
Kansas researchers find the increase in gas prices as a result of the Colonial Pipeline cyberattack to be far less than initially reported.
UW experts showed that while overall pollutant concentrations have decreased since 1990, people of color are still more likely to suffer from pollution disparities, regardless of income level, across the continental United States.
A new University of Illinois study demonstrates how modern top-down models that account for climate-related factors combined with traditional bottom-up tectonic models can help uncover the perplexing history of the Andes Mountains.