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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.
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Researchers at the University of Southern California have developed an inexpensive device that uses sensors to collect data meters below the ground.
The first complete bee census, led by Michigan State University scientists, confirmed a new species and revealed that the actual number of bee species in Michigan exceeded earlier estimates.
USC scientists and engineers have developed an on-the-spot, temperature-sensitive gel that could seal eye injuries on the battlefield.
Ibrahima “Ibou” Bah, an assistant professor of Physics & Astronomy, explains Scrooge’s time-travel.
Steve Farber, principal investigator at the Carnegie Institution for Science and a Johns Hopkins biology professor explains Rudolph’s nose.