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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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New research from the University at Buffalo could inform fisheries restoration efforts in the Great Lakes
The University of Utah has developed asymptomatic testing that aims to catch people who feel well but have the virus and are unknowingly spreading the disease.
A study from University at Buffalo shows that elephants possess a large toolbox of genes that allow them to be more cancer-resistant
Two-dimensional materials can be used to create smaller, high-performance transistors traditionally made of silicon.
Some of the most commonly used drugs for treating hereditary breast and ovarian cancers may not work the way we thought they did, according to new CU Boulder research.