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Some animals appear to smile. But the emotion behind the smile can be tricky to decipher.

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You'd need a pretty big drill to make it through Earth's crust.

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Lots of restaurants and food manufacturers offer plant-based meat alternatives.

Opioids have been an essential part of anesthesia, but they aren’t the only way to manage pain.

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Out of the limelight, theoretical physicists seek the math that can explain the universe’s particles and forces.