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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.

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Researchers at the University of Washington have developed a deep learning method that can animate a photo of any flowing material, including water, smoke, and clouds, into a video.
A novel urine screening test that uses the protein Keratin 17 (K17) as a biomarker to detect new or recurrent bladder cancer may change diagnostics for a certain form of the disease called urothelial carcinoma (UC).
A Rutgers expert discusses how the legalization of cannabis could widen gaps in health and social equity for pregnant women, new mothers and their children.
A study digs into the history of summer temperatures in southern Greenland, with findings that hold a message of caution as the world warms again today
Stony Brook University Researchers highlight a way to improve weather forecasts beyond two weeks by using machine learning.