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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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MIT engineers have developed a spring-like device that could be used as a basic skeleton-like module for almost any muscle-bound bot.
Monitoring DNA shed by tumors into the bloodstream could indicate gastroesophageal cancer response to treatment, according to a study led by Johns Hopkins.
A team of researchers from Case Western Reserve University suggest that chemicals found in a wide range of items, from furniture to hair products, may be linked to neurological diseases like multiple sclerosis and autism spectrum disorders.
Research from Stanford highlights a risk perception gap among residents of Texas and Florida who have experienced hurricanes.
Researches led by MIT are using artificial intelligence to identify compounds effective against dormant bacteria that traditional antibiotics typically miss.