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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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University of Washington engineers have turned tissue paper – similar to toilet tissue – into a new kind of wearable sensor that can detect a pulse, a blink of an eye and other human movement.
A study of more than 6,000 first-graders across four United States communities has found that a significant number of the children have fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD).
Researchers have reviewed 25 years of satellite data and determined that the global sea level could rise at an annual rate of 10 mm or more by 2100.
A team of researchers led by Northwestern Engineering professor and fuel cell pioneer Sossina Haile has created a new fuel cell offering both exceptional power densities and long-term stability at optimal temperatures, a discovery that heightens the viability of incorporating fuel cells into a sustainable energy future.
Astronomers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill stationed in Chile tracked a Tesla Roadster launched into space as a publicity stunt and its spacesuit-wearing mannequin 'Starman' using the SOAR telescope.