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what planet is most like earth? Exoplanets, similar to the one pictured here, could one day host life
What planet is most like Earth? Reseachers have identified several exoplanets similar to our planet, but none that are an exact twin. Learn how new technology could help aid in the search. 

Engineered Protein Reveals Our Brain's Hidden Language

How Stingless Bees in the Amazon Became the First Insects With Legal Rights

Viruses on Plastic Pollution May Be Fueling Antibiotic Resistance

ADHD Drugs May Target Reward Centers, Not Attention Networks

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Are the Faces We See in Dreams Borrowed From Real Life? 
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A Simple Two-Step Process Can Remove Microplastics from Drinking Water
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Traditional Chinese Medicine Works Surprisingly Well When Treating Diabetic Kidney Disease
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Do Animals Think and Feel Like Us? Most People Say Feeling Yes — Thinking No
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Unusual Snowfall Shuts Down One of Earth’s Most Advanced Telescopes in the Atacama Desert 
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Why Feeling Uncertain About Your Resolutions Might Actually Help You Succeed
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Why Some Orcas Stay Close to Home While Others Roam — And Rarely Interact
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The Freya Hydrate Mounds Lie Over 11,940 Feet Below the Surface — and They’re Teeming With Life
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A Rare Parasitic Plant Lives Underground Without Photosynthesis and Reproduces Asexually
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Mount Etna Erupts During the Holidays, Ending an Active Volcanic Year in a Grand Finale
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New Models Reveal If Neanderthals and Modern Humans Ever Met on the Iberian Peninsula During the Old Stone Age
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Wolf Supermoon, Fiery Meteors, and a Planet Parade Make Early 2026 an Astronomical Feast
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