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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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Natural gas and wind are the lowest-cost technology options for new electricity generation across much of the U.S. when both the cost, public health, and environmental effects are considered.
Argonne team finds copper cluster catalyst effective for low-pressure conversion of CO2 to methanol with high activity.
Caltech scientists have discovered for the first time a functional link between bacteria in the intestines and Parkinson's disease.
At Northwestern, Tracy Lohr, Research Assistant Professor of Chemistry, is experimenting with a new method of commercial formaldehyde production—one that is completely energy neutral.
Taken from the bottom of the marine food chain, microalgae may soon become a top-tier contender to combat global warming, climate change and food insecurity, according to Cornell researchers in Oceanography.