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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 Cornell-led collaboration has hit the trifecta of sustainability technology: The group developed a low-cost method to produce carbon-free “green” hydrogen via solar-powered electrolysis of seawater. A happy byproduct of the process? Potable water.
Research conducted by USF experts finds that higher self-reported blast exposure was associated with changes to the structure, function and neuroimmunology of the brain, as well as lower health-related quality of life for warfighters.
Tufts researchers are exploring a promising new target in the effort to develop a vaccine for Lyme disease—the Lyme bacterial protein CspZ, which the bacteria use to evade detection from the body’s immune system.
A new experiment shows that, at least from a human perspective, humans retain an edge over the latest generative artificial intelligence tools when it comes to brainstorming buildings.
University at Buffalo researchers are tackling a nationwide shortage of speech-language pathologists by using NSF funding to develop AI-powered to tests to screen children for language and speech disorders.