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Animals
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Under attack by a predator, this unusual inhabitant of central Africa pierces its own skin with blade-sharp phalanges.
Science and technology
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These aquatic salamanders can regenerate limbs, organs, and even parts of the brain
Animals
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A rodent that breaks biological dogma by using dermal autotomy and rebuilding complex tissues like a salamander.
Nature
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Through a calculated hypnotic dance, this insect lures amphibians into trying to devour it, then consumes them alive from their jaws.
Nature
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Scientific studies confirm that certain birds deliberately carry burning sticks to corner and devour their prey.
Nature
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How a tiny insect mixes chemical reactants in an internal armored chamber to repel predators with boiling explosions.
Nature
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Discover how these tropical amphibians use their nearly invisible skin and visible organs as a master camouflage strategy in the rainforest.
Nature
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Mudskippers are masters of adaptation, able to survive and thrive both in water and on dry land.
Nature
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Discover how fragments of land and vegetation turn into floating ecosystems that navigate Amazonian rivers, carrying life and reshaping the aquatic landscape.
Nature
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Discover how this small amphibian, endemic to the coastal dunes of South Africa, uses a high-pitched and surprisingly powerful sound to deter predators.