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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 research from the University of Virginia has found excessive weight gain during pregnancy is more frequent among women in the military – especially women who were active-duty personnel – than in the civilian population.
Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have uncovered how a deadly strain of cholera bacteria has outcompeted other variants. Their study reveals a unique two-part immune defense system in this strain of Vibrio cholerae that protects against plasmids, helping preserve its dominance.
A new study has discovered that human activities have significantly contributed to the increase of toxic thallium in the Baltic Sea over the past 80 years.
A Yale study found that the entry and return of ridesharing services led to increased employee turnover in restaurants and a decline in service quality, particularly in lower-end establishments.
A new, Yale-led study suggests that a range of respiratory viral infections — including COVID-19 and influenza — may be preventable or treatable with a generic antibiotic that is delivered to the nasal passageway.