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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 robot called JackRabbot 2 is learning how to navigate safely through spaces occupied by people, following the rules of human etiquette. What it learns could help it move comfortably among us in the future.
A Michigan State University study explored how walking might reduce the negative effects of feeling socially excluded or left out among peers.
As the world changes and diversifies, so do family dynamics. But research on the topic is slow to move away from the ideas established 50 years ago.
Soot and dust in smoggy cities alters thyroid development in fetuses, raising concern about air pollution's impact on health later in life, new USC research shows.
Scientists at Harvard Medical School and Boston Children’s Hospital have found a new target for researchers developing vaccines against HIV-1, the most common form of HIV worldwide.