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Biology
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A tiny inhabitant of Pacific tides that does not synthesize its own toxin, but instead relies for its lethal defense on symbiotic bacteria in its salivary glands.
Nature
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Facing scarcity caused by El Niño, this reptile reabsorbs its skeleton to reduce its body length by up to 20% and then rebuilds it.
Nature
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For centuries ornithology believed toxic birds did not exist, until an accidental brush in Papua New Guinea revealed a chemical weapon worthy of dart frogs.
Science and technology
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Discovered in the 17th century, these glass tears hold molecular stresses so extreme that they release destructive waves at over 1,600 meters per second.
Science and technology
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The technology that traps liquid droplets, drugs, and tiny objects suspended in midair using ultrasonic pressure nodes.
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.
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
Science and technology
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How a tiny rotation between two atomic sheets created an entire branch of modern physics called twistronics.
Science and technology
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A marvel of quantum physics capable of keeping time without losing a single second in 30,000 million years and measuring Einstein's time dilation on a lab bench.
Science and technology
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An underground tunnel over three kilometers long fires 27,000 flashes per second to capture the exact moment molecular bonds form or break.
Science and technology
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Discovered amid skepticism and ridicule, they broke two centuries of crystallographic laws by displaying symmetries believed impossible in nature.
Health and wellness
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Discovered at the beginning of the 21st century, this neuroimmune circuit shows how the nervous system silences hyperactive defenses in a matter of minutes.