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Animals
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Far from delivering blind shocks, this fish emits calibrated pulses that force victims to reveal their hiding spots and takes control of their neurons.
Animals
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Beyond electrocuting, this Amazonian predator emits precise pulses to take involuntary control of its prey's nervous system in three milliseconds.
Nature
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Discover how this "knifefish" generates up to 600 volts to paralyze, communicate, and explore its dark aquatic world.
Nature
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From discharges used to navigate to powerful 860-volt shocks, this South American fish is a bioelectric wonder capable of stunning prey and defending itself without harming itself.
Engineering
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A twentieth-century photographic technique that captured the 'life energy' of plants and human fingers