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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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University of Southern California researchers have found a new technique that could play a big part in eliminating osteonecrosis of the jaw, a currently incurable rare side effect of certain drugs.
University of Southern California researchers develop an autonomous ship guidance system using probabilistic modeling and AI.
As pesticides become less effective against mosquito that spread malaria, researchers are taking a new approach to preventing its spread by examining variation in mosquito genomes.
A researcher from Michigan State University found that online sexual experiences can predict whether teens become victims of sexual assault one year later.
Ultra-secure online communications, completely indecipherable if intercepted, are a step closer with the help of a recently published discovery by University of Oregon physicist Ben Alemán.