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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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Researchers have developed a new tool for analyzing fossil DNA that may help advance the study of human evolution.
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Stony Brook University researchers are using 3D printers to recreate playable replicas of ancient wind instruments, including flutes, ceramic ocarinas, and whistles of different shapes and sizes.
Tulane University researchers have developed a new drug that is effective against non-severe cases of malaria, according to results from a FDA-supervised clinical trial.
Researchers at Columbia University say genetic variants linked to Alzheimer’s disease and heavy smoking are less frequent in people with longer lifespans, suggesting that natural selection is weeding out these unfavorable variants in both populations.
Caltech researchers have developed a new microchip for use in "smart pills" that may one day move through the body to diagnose and treat disease.