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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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Research from Stanford University and Cornell University offers evidence that situational factors such as mood can influence people to act like trolls.
Chemists at the University of Pennsylvania are expanding a new model that could be the first step towards better harnessing heat energy to power nanoscale devices.
When news broke that Volkswagen had cheated on emissions tests, Professor Sunil Chopra and PhD candidate Keija Hu wondered What would lead a firm like Volkswagen to put its reputation on the line by cheating?
Filling the day with natural light and the night with true darkness for as little as a weekend can have a profound impact on our circadian rhythm.
Research shows storing solar energy for nighttime use increases both energy consumption and emissions compared with sending excess solar energy directly to the utility grid.