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Nature
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In ocean depths, this marine animal synthesizes a silica skeleton that outperforms human engineering and hosts an unusual lifelong symbiosis.
Nature
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Sophisticated acoustic communication among marine mammals
Nature
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The wood wide web: a natural internet connecting entire forests
Nature
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How these social insects communicate complex information about food location and quality
Nature
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Secret chemical networks of the plant kingdom
Nature
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With sonic pulses reaching 236 decibels underwater, sperm whales use the spermaceti organ as an acoustic cannon capable of stunning prey and vibrating living tissue.
Engineering
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In 1930, engineers lifted and rotated an eight-story skyscraper without interrupting a single phone call or breaking a pipe.
Nature
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Discover how plants alter their electrical charge to warn insects if nectar is still available.
Nature
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A single giant slime mold cell can make complex decisions, remember routes, and replicate railway maps with astonishing efficiency.
Biology
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Three-dimensional studies reveal that this parasite does not reprogram the insect's mind, but directly hijacks its mechanical muscles.
Health and wellness
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Located behind the breastbone, this gland subjects T cells to an unforgiving biological screening: only those that do not attack the body itself survive the exam.
Health and wellness
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Until recently, we believed the digestive system only sent slow messages through hormones, but science discovered a direct, ultra-fast neural network.