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Biology
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A tiny inhabitant of Pacific tides that does not synthesize its own toxin, but instead relies for its lethal defense on symbiotic bacteria in its salivary glands.
Nature
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In ocean depths, this marine animal synthesizes a silica skeleton that outperforms human engineering and hosts an unusual lifelong symbiosis.
Nature
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In the peaks of Borneo, this plant abandoned hunting insects to feed on treeshrew feces using a laxative nectar.
Nature
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The unusual case of the amphibian that hosts living algae inside its own cells to harvest solar energy.
Nature
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On the remote Darwin and Wolf islands, this small bird pecks at huge sea boobies to feed on their blood without facing resistance.
Nature
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Faced with lethal internal parasites, this mollusk severs its own head and survives for weeks without a heart using stolen solar energy.
Nature
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A biological discovery revealed that this plant alters its guardians' digestion so they rely solely on it.
Nature
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A biological discovery showed that spotted salamander embryos integrate living algae into their tissue to feed on light.
Animals
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An ancient evolutionary partnership where birds and African foragers converse with ancestral sounds to harvest beehives.
Science and technology
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Discover how these mysterious entities, half light and half matter, promise to revolutionize electronics, energy, and the way we process information in the future.
Nature
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Discover the sophisticated underground agriculture of these ants, who build complex cities and manage fungal farms with astonishing precision.
Nature
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These underground engineers mastered agriculture millions of years before humans, building complex subterranean cities for their food.