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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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Approximately one-third of the U.S. is in at least a moderate state of drought, and University of Arizona professor Robert Glennon says current levels of consumption can't continue.
An interdisciplinary team of scientists has convened to map the origins of mental illnesses in the brain and develop noninvasive technologies to treat the conditions. The collaboration could lead to improved treatments for depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder.
Harvard researchers probed whether fish in Mexican area were contaminated — and were harming mothers, children.
The Center for Identity has developed a game for children as part of a curriculum for 8 to 10 year olds. The web-based game allows players to share various types of information on a simulated social media platform. Players gain or points based on their answers.
Researchers at Kentucky University are to turn algae into biofuel.