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Nature
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In the peaks of Borneo, this plant abandoned hunting insects to feed on treeshrew feces using a laxative nectar.
Science and technology
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An underground tunnel over three kilometers long fires 27,000 flashes per second to capture the exact moment molecular bonds form or break.
Engineering
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How a self-taught watchmaker raised the world's largest masonry vault without using a single wooden centering frame
Science and technology
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How metamaterial physics lowers temperature in broad daylight without using energy, shooting radiation into the cosmos
Engineering
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In 1978, an overlooked calculation revealed that a moderate hurricane could bring down a 59-story tower in Manhattan, sparking a covert nighttime rescue mission.
Engineering
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In 1930, engineers lifted and rotated an eight-story skyscraper without interrupting a single phone call or breaking a pipe.
Engineering
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Built on an artificial island sinking into the sea, Osaka's colossal terminal is balanced column by column thanks to hundreds of jacks.
Engineering
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At 472 meters tall, this concrete megastructure holds the record as the heaviest object ever moved across the face of the Earth.
Animals
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Far from being a simple ivory spear, the iconic tooth of the 'sea unicorn' houses ten million nerve endings that monitor the water.
Health and wellness
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How low temperatures activate an ancestral molecular mechanism capable of repairing synapses and halting cognitive decline.
Nature
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A single giant slime mold cell can make complex decisions, remember routes, and replicate railway maps with astonishing efficiency.
Nature
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In the unforgiving Namib Desert lives a botanical marvel that defies the passage of time and the rules of extreme aridity.