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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.

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A new scientific model is giving researchers from Yale an unprecedented, global look at the activities of clams, worms, and other invertebrate animals that burrow at the bottom of the ocean.
Voice scientists at the University of Utah have conducted a groundbreaking study on the harsh vocals of deathcore singer Will Ramos, exploring the complex mechanics behind his unique vocal sounds.
Losing a loved one to drug overdose has been a common experience for many Americans in recent years, crossing political & socioeconomic divides & boosting the perceived importance of the overdose crisis as a policy issue, according to new research by Johns Hopkins.
Culminating 25 years of research, MIT, Harvard University, and Yale University scientists and collaborators have unveiled a newly complete database of human protein kinases and their preferred binding sites provides a powerful new platform to investigate cell signaling pathways.
Researchers at the University of Notre Dame are developing artificial intelligence tools that help consumers understand how they are being exploited as they navigate online platforms.