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Geology
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In the Great Rift Valley, this Tanzanian colossus defies the laws of volcanism with magma as fluid as water that turns snow-white as it cools.
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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Discovered the unusual cellular capacity that allows it to withstand up to 18 minutes of absolute anoxia without suffering any brain damage
Science and technology
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How a tiny rotation between two atomic sheets created an entire branch of modern physics called twistronics.
Health and wellness
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Your body performs an automatic double inhalation every five minutes to keep your lungs from deflating and to calibrate your nervous system.
Nature
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How a tiny insect deceives an entire colony with chemical signals and acoustic pulses to be treated with royal honors at the expense of legitimate larvae.
Nature
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The importance of photosynthesis and the carbon cycle
Nature
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48 unique species live without sunlight in a world of chemosynthetic bacteria
Nature
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Discover these aquatic giants that grow up to 60 meters and host thousands of species
Nature
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The unusual case of the amphibian that hosts living algae inside its own cells to harvest solar energy.
Nature
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Discovered on whale remains thousands of meters deep, this invertebrate secretes acid to feed and houses harems of microscopic males.
Nature
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Argyroneta aquatica is the only arachnid that spends its entire life underwater thanks to a silk dome that acts as an external gill.