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  1. Neuroscience

    RNA injected from one sea slug into another may transfer memories

    Long-term memories might be encoded in RNA, a controversial study in sea slugs suggests.

    By Laurel Hamers
  2. Planetary Science

    Another hint of Europa’s watery plumes found in 20-year-old Galileo data

    A fresh look at old data suggests that NASA’s Galileo spacecraft may have seen a plume from Jupiter’s icy moon Europa in 1997.

    By Lisa Grossman
  3. Humans

    The window for learning a language may stay open surprisingly long

    A crucial period for language learning may extend well into teen years, a new study suggests.

    By Bruce Bower
  4. Astronomy

    The recipes for solar system formation are getting a rewrite

    A new understanding of exoplanets and their stars is rewriting the recipes for planet formation.