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Biology
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How an extreme cocktail of glucose and urea allows this vertebrate to survive the Arctic winter by turning its body into a block of ice with no heartbeat.
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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This gastropod mollusk challenges the boundary between the animal and plant kingdoms through an unusual phenomenon called kleptoplasty.
Health and wellness
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How a small muscle band in your calf acts as a circulatory pump and an autonomous metabolic reactor.
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
Health and wellness
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For decades it was thought to exist only in newborns, but adults retain active deposits capable of devouring glucose and lipids without shivering.
Health and wellness
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Far from being a mere inert support framework, the skeletal system acts as a sophisticated endocrine organ that regulates glucose and stimulates the brain.
Nature
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A sophisticated cryoprotective shield of glucose and urea allows it to survive the Alaskan winter turned into a real block of ice.
Biology
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A reef predator that does not chase its prey: it disperses a chemical mist with the fastest insulin on Earth to freeze fish in the water.
Nature
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A biological discovery revealed that this plant alters its guardians' digestion so they rely solely on it.
Nature
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A biological discovery showed that spotted salamander embryos integrate living algae into their tissue to feed on light.