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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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How subatomic particles exceed the local speed of light in water and unleash a dazzling electromagnetic shock wave.
Biology
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A tiny North American rodent defies extreme survival by producing its own hydration from dry seeds
Animals
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The absolute record for non-stop migratory flight requires doubling body fat and cannibalizing its own viscera to shed weight.
Health and wellness
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Far from inhaling air symmetrically, your nervous system inflates and deflates your nostrils in a continuous relay to optimize your smell and protect your lungs.
Science and technology
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Scientists at the University of Bristol created a betavoltaic device capable of generating continuous electricity by taking advantage of residual graphite from atomic power plants.
Animals
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Its epidermis features a network of capillary microchannels that pump moisture from sand to its mouth without moving a single muscle.
Science and technology
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How a tiny rotation between two atomic sheets created an entire branch of modern physics called twistronics.
Biology
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It is the only known organism in the entire animal kingdom capable of functionally replacing a complete organ of its host.
Health and wellness
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Science shows that emitting a simple vocal hum ventilates the paranasal sinuses, neutralizes pathogens, and optimizes cellular oxygenation.
Science and technology
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A marvel of quantum physics capable of keeping time without losing a single second in 30,000 million years and measuring Einstein's time dilation on a lab bench.
Nature
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The incredible sleep resistance of the tallest mammal