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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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A new study at the USC Viterbi School of Engineering sheds light on a tumor’s growth and how it may respond to therapy.
Georgia Tech researchers analyzed the archived mission reports from the Apollo moonwalks to see how well moonwalkers were able to stick to their expected timelines.
Two University of Wisconsin-Madison scientists have developed a device that essentially automates the cranberry-counting process.
Legislatures and hospitals have tightened emergency room prescribing guidelines for opioids, but a new USC study shows that doctor's offices are the main sources of prescription painkillers.
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Researchers from Texas A&M University report significant advances in their understanding and control of a chameleon-like material that could be the key to next-generation computers.