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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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Successfully tested in mice, targeted drug and gene therapies might one day benefit patients with Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, new research finds.
In recent years, sightings of large predators in places where conventional wisdom says they “shouldn’t be” have increased thanks to conservation efforts, according to a new study.
Cheap natural gas prices and the increasing availability of wind energy are pummeling the coal industry more than regulation, according to a new economic analysis from CU Boulder and North Carolina State University.
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Immunotherapy cancer drugs can cause a potentially vision-robbing side effect. In a new report, Michigan Medicine experts discuss the risks and what oncologists should know.
A breakthrough by University of Washington researchers may revolutionize both cloud computing technologies and consumer electronics by enabling data storage at a greater density and improved energy efficiency.