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Biology
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A tiny coprophilous fungus generates a force of 180,000 g to launch its seeds through a microscopic biological lens.
Biology
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How this bird strikes wood at 1,200 times the force of gravity without suffering any brain damage.
Science and technology
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Using microscopic silicon channels and ultrafast laser pulses, physics managed to compress the power of a massive collider into a millimeter-sized plate.
Biology
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A tiny planthopper showed that biomechanics devised interlocking gears millions of years before humans.
Animals
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The jaw snap of Mystrium camillae accelerates from zero to top speed in just 23 microseconds.
Nature
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Its relative speed is equivalent to a human running at 770 km/h, a pace so extreme that its eyes cannot gather enough light to see.
Animals
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How a tiny insect developed microscopic cogwheels millions of years before humanity devised modern engineering.
Science and technology
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How electrification science opens the door to ultra-efficient, long-duration interplanetary travel.
Nature
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Meet the master of camouflage and hunting that pushes the boundaries of perception and strength in the ocean.