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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.

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A research team has developed a method to recycle valuable metals from electronic waste more efficiently while significantly reducing the environmental impact typically associated with metal recycling.
A UC Santa Barbara-led study discovered that Aedes aegypti mosquitoes use infrared radiation, combined with CO2 and human odor, to locate hosts more effectively, doubling their host-seeking behavior.
Physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician associates (PAs) enhance different aspects of patient care quality, a new Yale and Fair Haven Community Health Care study finds.
Stanford researchers have created an open-source tool so other scientists can make ice-penetrating radar systems at a fraction of the cost of current methods.
Worrying about the consequences of missing group activities, especially when they involve social bonding, heightens the “fear of missing out,” or FOMO, according to new research from the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business.