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Discover why this natural material outperforms many man-made alloys
Nature
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48 unique species live without sunlight in a world of chemosynthetic bacteria
Animals
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In less than 100 milliseconds, this primitive fish releases microthreads that turn seawater into liters of suffocating gel.
Animals
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In tropical rainforests lives a tiny insect that piles dozens of dead ants on its back to deceive the senses of its greatest enemies.
Nature
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Argyroneta aquatica is the only arachnid that spends its entire life underwater thanks to a silk dome that acts as an external gill.
Animals
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With a nervous system the size of a pinhead, this predator demonstrates levels of spatial calculation and tactical deception previously attributed only to vertebrates.
Nature
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This ancient jawless fish produces an elastic biomaterial capable of expanding 10,000 times to neutralize the jaws of hungry sharks.
Animals
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With over 450 million years of history, this relative of spiders has an ultrasensitive immune mechanism that saves thousands of human lives every day.
Nature
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A survivor of 500 million years, this nocturnal creature immobilizes its prey by shooting jets of liquid silk that harden in seconds.
Nature
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How a tiny insect mixes chemical reactants in an internal armored chamber to repel predators with boiling explosions.
Animals
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How this small bird defies biological fatigue by eating, mating, and sleeping in midair.
Nature
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Discover how this amazing arachnid abandons the traditional spiderweb to become a master of chemical mimicry and sticky projectile throwing.