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Animals
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In the ocean depths, males attach to females until their circulatory systems fuse and they lose their own vital organs.
Health and wellness
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Discover how the AIRE protein recreates a library of your entire body to eliminate lymphocytes capable of attacking you by mistake.
Nature
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At barely three centimeters long, 'Glaucus atlanticus' devours lethal tentacles to store the venomous micro-harpoons of its prey inside its own tissues.
Animals
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The longest-living inhabitant on the planet defies time with a heartbeat every twelve seconds and eyes that act as 17th-century time capsules.
Engineering
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In the 19th century, observing a tiny naval wood-borer solved the greatest dilemma in tunneling.
Geology
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How an avalanche of perfectly calibrated quartz grains can generate a continuous acoustic roar of up to 105 decibels.
Health and wellness
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Beyond oxygenating the body, an astonishing medical finding revealed that the lungs harbor stem cells and generate millions of blood components.
Health and wellness
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The discovery of permanent myonuclei explains why regaining muscle mass is infinitely faster than building it from scratch.
Nature
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A single giant slime mold cell can make complex decisions, remember routes, and replicate railway maps with astonishing efficiency.
Health and wellness
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Located behind the breastbone, this gland subjects T cells to an unforgiving biological screening: only those that do not attack the body itself survive the exam.
Nature
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A biological discovery showed that spotted salamander embryos integrate living algae into their tissue to feed on light.
Nature
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In the unforgiving Namib Desert lives a botanical marvel that defies the passage of time and the rules of extreme aridity.