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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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The share of Republicans and Democrats from working-class jobs who went on to hold seats in state legislatures remained below 2% in 2023.
University of Minnesota researchers have developed a groundbreaking method to infect corn plants with the corn tar spot pathogen in the field.
University of Minnesota researchers have successfully mapped the complete genome of the endangered Przewalski’s horse.
A new study reveals how a climate model commonly used by geoscientists currently overestimates a key physical property of Earth’s climate system called albedo, which is the degree to which ice reflects planet-warming sunlight into space.
New study finds significant increase in mental distress after state-level abortion restrictions.