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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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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.
As her doctors told Paula Moreland how they were proposing to treat her seizures, her eyes grew wide. Moreland's mother, who was with her at the appointment, said, "Just listen to them, babe."
Researchers from the Iowa Geological Survey, housed at the University of Iowa, have created a comprehensive nutrient runoff mitigation guide to reduce the overabundance of choice farmers can face in approaching nitrate and phosphate nutrient reduction.
Cornell and NASA researchers paint a bleak picture for the Southwest and much of America’s breadbasket, the Great Plains. A “megadrought” likely will occur late in this century, and it could last for three decades.
Neurologist Ann McKee talks about battered brains, tangled tau, and the future of sports