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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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Researchers at UPenn are exploring how the algorithms that conduct network analysis can be designed to guarantee certain privacy protections.
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The Johns Hopkins University | Protecting Individual Data | Protecting Systems | Safeguarding the Connected World | University Research
The rise of digital devices and technologies has dramatically increased online activities for individuals, businesses, and governments. And though this accelerated connectivity brings many benefits, it also creates a treasure-trove of data to plunder — along with new forms of foul play.
Swarup Bhunia's students at Case Western Reserve are going to war. Their targets: each other. Their mission: the total collapse of enemy infrastructure. Their objective: protecting any computer system from any attack.