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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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Kymberly Young, an assistant professor in the Department of Psychiatry, has been studying ways for people to train a brain region called the amygdala.
Researchers from Boston University visited a remote island 800 miles southwest of Anchorage in the Aleutian Islands to study how people adapted to a dramatic cooling period between 2,500 and 4,700 years ago.
Clothing made from a reversible textile could warm or cool wearers and keep them comfortable, bringing down buildings’ energy costs.
A new DNA study of purported Abominable Snowman remains from museums and private collections is providing insight into the origins of this Himalayan legend.
Assistant Professor Prashant Nagpal is researching new ways to create efficient, low-cost DNA sequencing that can provide important genetic information.