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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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MSU researchers are working to eliminate or reduce the Varroa mite, the number-one suspect of honeybee population declines worldwide.
Binge-watching 'The Walking Dead' might make you feel like a zombie, according to researchers at the Universty of Michigan.
Harvard researchers have teamed up with local fire departments to examine on-site health threats, including cancer.
It might not seem like a big deal if you like Coke while your partner likes Pepsi -- but new research suggests preferring different brands can affect our happiness in relationships more than shared interests or personality traits.
Now a third-year PhD student in the USC Neuroscience Graduate Program, Kwok "Chris" Im studies Alzheimer’s and immunotherapeutics, which use the immune system to fight disease.
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