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Health and wellness
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Discovered in 2012, this microscopic mechanism pumps cerebrospinal fluid to wash away the day's neurotoxic waste.
Biology
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This gelatinous organism completely lacks neurons, but it can map optimal transport networks and store memories by altering its own anatomy.
History
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In the height of Strasbourg's summer, mass hysteria drove a crowd to dance relentlessly for weeks, baffling doctors and authorities.
Biology
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A microscopic marvel without a brain or neurons that fused mitochondria and chloroplasts to build a perfect lens and retina.
Engineering
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Beneath the surface of the Japanese capital lies a monumental chamber supported by 59 pillars weighing 500 tons and powered by airplane turbines.
Biology
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These invertebrates rebuild an entire organism from a tiny fragment and retain learned behaviors after regenerating their brain.
Geology
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When a celestial electrical discharge strikes desert sand, extreme heat shapes a glassy sculpture in a fraction of a second.
Geology
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How millimeter-thin ice sheets and gentle breezes solved the mystery of Death Valley's wandering rocks
Biology
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During its winter hibernation, this rodent lowers its body temperature down to -2.9 °C through an astonishing process of biological supercooling.
Geology
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More than 2,400 million years ago, the first biological oxygen triggered a colossal rust precipitation that covered the seafloor and formed most of the iron we mine today.
Biology
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The bile pigment biliverdin dyes their muscles, bones, and tongue, turning a lethal waste product into an unusual cellular shield.
Biology
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How this bird strikes wood at 1,200 times the force of gravity without suffering any brain damage.