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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 team of students and researchers including the University of Maryland is trying to chart every conceivable way of breaching the voting machines used by most Americans to ensure no flaws are overlooked and that election officials can address vulnerabilities.
A study by researchers from New York University and the University of Florida has identified the critical role of the protein Orco in the development and function of olfactory neurons in ants.
A new study led by researchers from Emory University, University of Nevada Reno, Yale University, University of Utah and the National Center for Atmospheric Research shows that heat waves increase risk of preterm and early-term birth.
A Pennsylvania State University study finds that secure access to food and water decreasing for US children.
MIT researchers have found that early visual experiences shape the brain's ability to recognize objects in both color and black-and-white images.