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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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This summer, Indiana University geologist Lee Florea will be spending a week doing intensive research in one of the most inhospitable environments on Earth.
A physiological process used commonly by mammals like seals and dolphins inspired a potentially life-saving method to raise blood pressure in a simulation of trauma victims experiencing blood loss.
The next time you launch your favorite video game, consider this: Video games are more than what you see. What you hear matters a lot, too.
Scientists at Michigan State University are studying plant defenses n order to develop tougher crops.
Researchers at Georgia Tech and Emory University have created a device that makes walking up and down stairs easier.