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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 images of Jupiter's volcano-studded moon Io, taken by the Large Binocular Telescope from the University of Arizona, offer the highest resolution of Io ever achieved with an Earth-based instrument.
A new study finds that 44% of videos about sinusitis on TikTok contained health misinformation. The researchers recommended tips for finding accurate information. Copyright Shutterstock.com
Researchers at the University of Miami and NOAA have developed the Hurricane Analysis and Forecast System (HAFS), a new model improving the accuracy of hurricane predictions.
A report by a team of 40 experts outlines a new approach to forest stewardship that “braids together” Indigenous knowledge and Western science to conserve and restore more resilient forestlands.
University of Washington researchers found that increased neural activity in response to the social interaction at 5 months predicted enhanced language development at five later ages.