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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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Scientists at the University of California, Irvine recently verified a new material configuration to facilitate cooling of electronic components. The innovation could potentially be ideal for keeping electronic devices such as smartphones cool during operation.
A researcher at the University of Michigan has developed a smooth, durable, clear coating that swiftly sheds water, oils, and alcohols. The advance could grime-proof phone screens, countertops, camera lenses and countless other everyday items.
A serum developed by Yale researchers reduces infection from malaria in mice, according to a new study. The serum works by attacking a protein in the saliva of the mosquitos infected with the malaria parasite rather than the parasite itself.
With the help of fitness-tracking devices, an a USC-led team of international scientists studied how physically active people consider themselves to be, versus how physically active they really are.
Although river diversions that bring land-building sediment to shrinking coastlands are the best solution to sustaining portions of the Mississippi Delta, a new Tulane University study concludes that the rate of land building will likely be dwarfed by the rate of wetland loss.