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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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Two chemicals widely used to flavor electronic cigarettes may impair the function of cilia in the human airway, according to a new study led by the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
Rice University engineers have figured out how soil contaminated by heavy oil can not only be cleaned but made fertile again.
Johns Hopkins University researchers have found another use for the Mars Curiosity Rover: making the first surface gravity measurements on a planet other than Earth.
A new study directly links sleep to the immune system and provides a potential explanation for how sleep increases during sickness.
A new 3D printer uses light to transform gooey liquids into complex solid objects in only a matter of minutes.