Search
We found 14 related facts
Health and wellness
1 min read
The human body's most resilient muscle and its secrets of longevity
Animals
2 min read
The longest-living inhabitant on the planet defies time with a heartbeat every twelve seconds and eyes that act as 17th-century time capsules.
Health and wellness
2 min read
How low temperatures activate an ancestral molecular mechanism capable of repairing synapses and halting cognitive decline.
Animals
2 min read
Capable of living over thirty years underground, this biological wonder reorganizes its cellular metabolism to endure a complete lack of oxygen.
Animals
2 min read
With over 450 million years of history, this relative of spiders has an ultrasensitive immune mechanism that saves thousands of human lives every day.
Health and wellness
2 min read
Discovered in 2012, this hormone travels from active muscle fibers to the hippocampus, stimulating neuronal regeneration and memory.
Nature
2 min read
Discover how Elysia chlorotica blurs the line between the animal and plant kingdoms by photosynthesizing.
Nature
2 min read
A champion of survival that lives like an insect and holds secrets to a longer, healthier life.
Nature
2 min read
A living fossil shaped like an umbrella with legendary properties on a forgotten island.
Science and technology
2 min read
Engineers are developing cells that use radioactive isotopes embedded in diamonds to safely generate electricity for thousands of years.
Nature
2 min read
Discover the astonishing clonal colony of quaking aspens that is one of the largest and oldest organisms on Earth, a living testament to natural persistence.
Animals
1 min read
The animal that can return to its juvenile state indefinitely, defying the limits of known biology.