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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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Research from Michigan State University could make daily decisions for professionals who work with children with autism faster and more effective.
A team of scientists at Michigan State University have developed a new online tool that will make it easier to identify Southeast Asian ambrosia beetles, a potentially destructive and invasive species.
University at Buffalo researchers are designing a unique spacecraft for NASA that might explore the planet like no previous probe.
Researchers from the University of California, Davis are working to plant drought-resistant forests around Lake Tahoe.
Redirecting cells’ stress responses could strike a balance between defense against infections and long-term metabolic health, according to a new University of Southern California study.