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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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The Penn State-led Center for Integrated Multi-scale Nutrient Pollution Solutions will combine existing research efforts with new studies and programs to tackle the vexing problem of nutrient pollution and its effects on watersheds, particularly the Chesapeake Bay basin.
Spear phishing emails incorporate personal elements tailored to specific individuals in attempts to get victims to volunteer personal financial information or click on a link and download malicious software. A Cisco study showed that spear phishing email can generate $150,000 in profits per million emails.
University of Washington environmental engineers launched a new study to try to understand how climate change will affect streamflow patterns in the Columbia River Basin.
The security of the system as a whole will be derived from the security of its components, rather than from a single firewall, as is currently the case with most cloud systems.
University of California, Berkeley's Floating Sensor Network project offers a network of mobile sensors that can be deployed rapidly to provide real-time, high-resolution data in hard-to-map waterways.