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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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New findings by University at Buffalo researchers reveal that RNA editing may play a larger role in human biology and in the development of human disease than has generally been understood.
A team of UVA architecture, environmental psychology and neuroscience experts are investigating whether natural building materials are more soothing than more modern materials.
A recent study conducted by Stony Brook University researchers looked at the reviews of 20 hotels in Chicago, trying to distinguish between the experiences shared by humans on TripAdvisor and those generated by OpenAI’s ChatGPT.
Research led by Stony Brook University has revealed that the smallest microplastic (MP) particles in ocean waters are not detected by standard net tow surveys.
A new study by Brown University researchers may help redefine how scientists map the surface of the Moon, making the process more streamlined and precise than ever before.