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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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As wildfire season ramps up and threatens many areas across the U.S., a team of scientists begins a multi-year study to understand how fungi spread by wildfires affect the health of people living downwind.
A new USC study finds that how vaccines are allocated may contribute to vaccine hesitant individuals later refusing the vaccine when it is made available to them.
A study published by UW researchers has provided an important road map to conserving rough-nosed horned lizards in Sri Lanka.
USC scientists have identified a natural barrier that keeps the inner ear's sensory cells from regenerating; overcoming this barrier may help restore hearing loss.
According to a Michigan State University researcher, a blood test during a routine prenatal visit could reveal if a woman is at risk of a preterm delivery.