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For decades, endorphins were credited for post-workout bliss, but neuroscience discovered that the brain produces its own cannabinoid to dispel pain and anxiety.
Health and wellness
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Scientists at the Pasteur Institute discovered a molecule in our own mouths capable of blocking pain with astonishing efficacy and without causing addiction.
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.
Science and technology
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These aquatic salamanders can regenerate limbs, organs, and even parts of the brain
Science and technology
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Microscopic nanobots designed to repair tissues and fight diseases
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The human body's most resilient muscle and its secrets of longevity
Health and wellness
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The human microbiome weighs 2 kilograms and controls everything from your mood to your immunity
Nature
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These microscopic 'water bears' have extreme survival superpowers
Animals
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A rodent that breaks biological dogma by using dermal autotomy and rebuilding complex tissues like a salamander.
Health and wellness
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Discovered in 2004, this cellular sacrifice expels white blood cells' own genetic material to trap pathogens before they overwhelm the body.
Health and wellness
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Far from being a useless evolutionary vestige, this small organ functions as a biological bunker designed to repopulate your protective bacteria.
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.