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Health and wellness
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Your brainstem houses a tiny group of cells programmed to make you sigh every five minutes and prevent alveolar collapse.
Geology
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How the principle of least energy and thermal contraction transform flows of molten rock into colossal geometric pipes.
Health and wellness
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The remarkable mechanism of the vagus nerve that synchronizes your heartbeats with every breath to save energy and calm your body.
Animals
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The biological implosion of the only mammal that sacrifices its immune system during fourteen-hour reproductive marathons
Health and wellness
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When contracting, muscle tissue releases hormonal messengers that burn visceral fat and stimulate the creation of new neurons in the brain.
Health and wellness
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Far from being a simple inert scaffold, the human skeleton functions as a sophisticated metabolic organ that communicates chemically with the brain and muscles.
Health and wellness
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An evolutionary remnant hidden in your face can slow your pulse and reset the nervous system upon contact with cold water.
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.
Engineering
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To prevent the immense terminal from snapping in two due to seabed subsidence, engineers turned its foundation into a colossal moving puzzle.
Health and wellness
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The human microbiome weighs 2 kilograms and controls everything from your mood to your immunity
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.
Nature
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A fleeting touch with its leaves is enough to embed thousands of microscopic silica hairs loaded with a neurotoxin that defies time.