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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.
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.
Animals
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Its epidermis features a network of capillary microchannels that pump moisture from sand to its mouth without moving a single muscle.
Nature
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Why these reptiles cry while eating and what it teaches us about evolution
Science and technology
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Biomimetic science revolutionizes adhesion with smart materials
Nature
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A sophisticated ocular autohemorrhaging mechanism allows this reptile to shoot a defensive stream over a meter and a half away.
Nature
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Facing marine heatwaves from El Niño, this animal reabsorbs its skeleton and reduces its length by up to 20% to avoid starvation.
Animals
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A microscopic network of capillary channels in its skin carries moisture from the sand straight to its mouth, defying gravity.
Nature
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Discover how fragments of land and vegetation turn into floating ecosystems that navigate Amazonian rivers, carrying life and reshaping the aquatic landscape.
Nature
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Discover how this snake uses a "sixth sense" to hunt its prey in complete darkness.
Nature
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Discover how Madagascar's Uroplatus phantasticus has perfected the art of invisibility to hunt and survive.
Nature
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Discover how these marine reptiles possess an astonishing innate ability to find their way across the oceans, guided by an invisible map.