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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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Rutgers researchers say further study is needed but those with the chronic respiratory disease don’t appear to be at a higher risk of getting extremely ill or dying from coronavirus
UO researchers trying to learn more about how the coronavirus pandemic has affected daily life are teaming up to explore how people get groceries and household provisions and how that is changing travel and transportation.
BU psychology expert will design evidence-based, kid-friendly learning tools to teach children about COVID-19
Areas most at risk from the COVID-19 pandemic can be identified by a new machine learning tool developed by researchers at startup company Akai Kaeru LLC, which is affiliated with Stony Brook University’s Department of Computer Science and the Institute for Advanced Computational Science.
Changes in blood platelets triggered by COVID-19 could contribute to the onset of heart attacks, strokes and other serious complications in some patients who have the disease, according to University of Utah Health scientists.