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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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Government agencies, insurance companies and disaster planners rely on national flood risk models from the private sector that aren’t reliable at smaller levels such as neighborhoods and individual properties, according to researchers at the University of California, Irvine.
The first compound targeting Fatty Acid Binding Proteins (FABPs) for cancer-related pain & inflammation, developed through a Stony Brook research collaboration, has been cleared by the FDA for human trials.
Assessment of the 2021 Haiti earthquake and its response can serve as a model for evaluating future disasters and making life-saving improvements, according to new research from a University of Notre Dame.
Researchers from Johns Hopkins University have conducted high-energy laser experiments to study magnesium oxide under extreme conditions, revealing significant insights into the mineral's behavior, which could influence our understanding of planet formation.
Borrowing methods from biological imaging, Rochester engineers have developed a way to spot tiny, overheated components that cause electronics’ performance to degrade.
When electronic devices like laptops or smartphones overheat, they are fundamentally suffering from a nanoscale heat tr