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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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Researchers from John Hopkins University study groundwater in South Dakota’s badlands to determine if low exposures to arsenic are harmful over the long haul.
Every time you make a memory, somewhere in your brain a tiny filament reaches out from one neuron and forms an electrochemical connection to a neighboring neuron. Biologists study how these connections are formed at the molecular and cellular level.
San Francisco-based startup Tule, created a sensor and monitoring system that is installed above crop canopies that can accurately tell growers how much water their plants are using and even when and how much to apply.
Recognizing the importance of a more integrated approach to combating data breaches and security failures, MIT publicly launched three new MIT research efforts aimed at addressing the technical, regulatory and managerial aspects of cyber security.
With California wilting during a drought that could last 20 years or longer, USC researchers wade through ways LA might tap a sustainable water supply.