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Animals
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The amazing anatomical feat that allows it to hammer wood at 25 km/h without suffering any brain damage
Nature
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The tropical species whose woody fruits build mechanical tension until bursting with the roar of an artillery shot.
Science and technology
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How a sharp thermal shock generates colossal internal stresses capable of withstanding hydraulic presses and traveling at hypersonic speed when cracked.
Animals
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A passive fluid physics mechanism allows this invertebrate to weave chemical silk traps in milliseconds to immobilize its prey.
Nature
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With a mandibular snap of barely 23 microseconds, 'Mystrium camillae' holds the fastest recorded animal movement and an unusual vampiric diet.
Biology
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The nymph of this small jumping insect synchronizes its legs with microscopic mechanical teeth to maintain control in the air.
Geology
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How the principle of least energy and thermal contraction transform flows of molten rock into colossal geometric pipes.
Biology
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A protein in the retina uses quantum entanglement to project the planet's magnetic lines directly into birds' vision.
Health and wellness
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How the mammary gland analyzes infant infections in real time to produce custom antibodies within hours.
Geology
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How a rock block of thousands of square kilometers moved at highway speeds over a nearly flat slope.
Science and technology
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Why could traveling to the past create logical contradictions impossible to resolve?
Science and technology
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Plants use quantum effects to achieve near-perfect energy efficiency