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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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A new Michigan State University study suggests that older adults with poor sense of smell may see an almost 50% increase in their risk of dying within 10 years – surprisingly in healthier individuals.
Ohio State Researchers are challenging everything that evolutionary biologists thought they knew about sea animal genetics.
Michigan State University researchers believe pesticide use could be reduced by taking cues from wild plants.
Rice University physicists help discover evidence that xenon isotope’s half-life tops all so far.
Case Western Reserve researchers boast 98 percent accuracy for robots recognizing facial cues; could improve video gaming today, health care tomorrow.