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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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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.
Researchers have proposed using non-invasive digital infrared thermography within the first three days of a patient suffering a burn in order to better predict the best mode of treatment.
MIT engineers have developed a robot to play a slow-moving, yet surprisingly agile game of Jenga. Machine-learning approach could help robots assemble cellphones and other small parts in a manufacturing line.