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Discover how fungal mycelium transforms soil minerals into natural electrical conductors to send chemical and electrical signals over kilometers away.
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On the rocky, desolate shores of the Canadian Rocky Mountains, a small sea snail, Littoraria obtusata, has evolved an as...
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After a volcanic eruption, the landscape looks like a dead world: ash, molten rock, and desolation. But a microscopic fu...
Animals
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How this land mollusk developed a silicon shell that withstands vacuum and cosmic radiation
Animals
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The Littoraria obtusata, a small rocky shore snail, possesses an astonishing ability: it can incorporate sand grains and...
Nature
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How a marine mollusk combines two seemingly incompatible materials to create a shell of incredible strength and flexibility
Animals
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How this marine mollusk combines two seemingly opposite materials to create a unique structure of strength and flexibility.
Animals
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The snail Littoraria obtusata, an inhabitant of the rocky shores of the North Atlantic, possesses an astonishing buildin...
Animals
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The bottom cleaner (Chitonomyces spp.), a tiny freshwater snail that inhabits river and lake beds, has an ability that s...
Nature
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In the depths of the ocean live creatures whose skeleton is a work of art of natural nanotechnology: glass sponges (Hexa...