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Biology
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This lethal mollusk releases an ultra-fast biological version of the hormone into the water to induce instant hypoglycemic comas in fish.
Biology
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How this relative of the goldfish avoids suffocation in frozen lakes by turning lactic acid into ethanol.
Biology
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Macropinna microstoma has a biological crystalline dome and green tubular eyes capable of rotating inside its head.
Biology
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The fish 'Anableps anableps' divides its eyes into two halves with asymmetrical lenses to watch the sky and the seabed at the same time.
Animals
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A tiny deep-sea shark uses deceptive bioluminescence and vacuum lips to gouge circular bites out of ocean giants.
Geology
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How slow geochemical crystallization sculpted gigantic three-meter orbs in Paleocene mud long before being unearthed by the waves.
Animals
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How a tiny crustacean creates cavitation bubbles that collapse releasing temperatures close to the Sun's and a deafening sound.
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.
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.
Animals
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In the ocean depths, males attach to females until their circulatory systems fuse and they lose their own vital organs.
Animals
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Far from delivering blind shocks, this fish emits calibrated pulses that force victims to reveal their hiding spots and takes control of their neurons.
Biology
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It is the only known organism in the entire animal kingdom capable of functionally replacing a complete organ of its host.