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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 interactive visual from Johns Hopkins depicts everything on the planet Earth, showing, with scientific precision and breathtaking profundity, how man-made things now outweigh all forms of natural life.
Researchers at Purdue University have developed a web-based tool that can identify genes regulating specific traits in plants without the need for experiments.
The share of Republicans and Democrats from working-class jobs who went on to hold seats in state legislatures remained below 2% in 2023.
Tampons from several brands that potentially millions of people use each month can contain toxic metals like lead, arsenic, and cadmium, a new study led by a UC Berkeley researcher has found.
A new article from a University of Kansas scholar examines the history of state history education standards and provides a road map for teachers to use the standards themselves as lessons.