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Engineering
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Standing as tall as a thirty-story building with a titanic bucket wheel, this German machine moves mountains while consuming the electricity of a city.
Biology
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Nicknamed "Conan the Bacterium," it withstands thousands of times the lethal radiation dose for a human being thanks to unique molecular repair machinery.
Geology
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In the Great Rift Valley, this Tanzanian colossus defies the laws of volcanism with magma as fluid as water that turns snow-white as it cools.
Health and wellness
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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.
Science and technology
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How to break the hydrodynamic drag barrier to travel at more than 370 km/h in the depths of the ocean.
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.
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.
Health and wellness
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Your body performs an automatic double inhalation every five minutes to keep your lungs from deflating and to calibrate your nervous system.
Health and wellness
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Science shows that emitting a simple vocal hum ventilates the paranasal sinuses, neutralizes pathogens, and optimizes cellular oxygenation.
Nature
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Fascinating secrets of the most intelligent marine realm
Science and technology
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How machine learning is revolutionizing seismic forecasting
Science and technology
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Discover why this natural material outperforms many man-made alloys