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Biology
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Despite having one hundred times more cells than a human and living seven decades, these colossi possess a molecular mechanism that strikes down cellular mutations.
Biology
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During its winter hibernation, this rodent lowers its body temperature down to -2.9 °C through an astonishing process of biological supercooling.
Biology
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The bile pigment biliverdin dyes their muscles, bones, and tongue, turning a lethal waste product into an unusual cellular shield.
Animals
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Discover how this unusual inhabitant of polar seas defied the laws of animal biology by surviving without red blood cells thanks to a giant heart and natural antifreeze.
Health and wellness
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To maintain transparency and allow clear vision, the eye dispensed with capillaries and absorbs gas dissolved in the tear film.
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
Geology
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A tiny diamond from Brazil showed that hundreds of kilometers deep there is as much water as in all surface oceans combined.
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.
Nature
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These unique geological formations are true time capsules that reveal the history of our planet
Nature
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Why these reptiles cry while eating and what it teaches us about evolution
Nature
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48 unique species live without sunlight in a world of chemosynthetic bacteria
Nature
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The unusual case of the amphibian that hosts living algae inside its own cells to harvest solar energy.