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Plate Tectonics Might Only Occur on 0.003% of Planets. That Makes Earth Very Special Indeed.


, oceans, and continents might just be the secret ingredients for complex life on Earth. And if these geological features are rare elsewhere in the universe, then perhaps that explains why we haven’t yet discovered intelligent alien life.

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