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Nature
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With a lifespan exceeding four hundred years, this Arctic giant keeps intact proteins in its eyes dating back to the 17th century.
Engineering
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In the heart of Siberia, the widest railway track on Earth carries eight-thousand-ton mobile pools to overcome a one-hundred-meter-high dam.
Animals
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The longest-living inhabitant on the planet defies time with a heartbeat every twelve seconds and eyes that act as 17th-century time capsules.
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.
Science and technology
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The 'unicorn of the sea' and its multifunctional tooth