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Biology
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A tiny North American rodent defies extreme survival by producing its own hydration from dry seeds
History
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The unusual military campaign that ended without firing a shot, with zero casualties, and with a new friend in the ranks.
Animals
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Its epidermis features a network of capillary microchannels that pump moisture from sand to its mouth without moving a single muscle.
Engineering
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The colossal 9.7-kilometer Malaysian engineering feat that clears vehicular traffic in minutes to channel three million cubic meters of floodwaters.
Nature
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How Malacosteus niger broke the rules of the deep ocean by developing night vision that its prey cannot see
Nature
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Extraordinary adaptations for desert survival
History
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For nearly fifty years, soldiers from both countries 'invaded' a deserted Arctic rock to replace the rival flag and leave a bottle of their national spirit.
Geology
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In southern Iran, colossal salt domes breach the Earth's crust and slide down arid slopes in an unusual display of active diapirism.
Engineering
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If built conventionally, the curing heat would have taken 125 years to dissipate, destroying the dam from the inside.
Geology
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How an avalanche of perfectly calibrated quartz grains can generate a continuous acoustic roar of up to 105 decibels.
Geology
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Nearly six million years ago, the closure of the Strait of Gibraltar transformed one of the largest marine basins into a salt-covered desert canyon.
History
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In 1943, over 35,000 soldiers stormed fog-shrouded Kiska Island, unleashing a bloody fight where the only enemy was panic and friendly fire.