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Geology
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How slow geochemical crystallization sculpted gigantic three-meter orbs in Paleocene mud long before being unearthed by the waves.
Engineering
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Two swinging arms the size of the Eiffel Tower protect the Netherlands with gigantic ball joints and an autonomous system without human intervention.
Geology
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A discovery inside gems from the mantle revealed the natural existence of an exotic phase of water that remains crystallized at room temperature.
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.
History
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In 332 BC, the Macedonian conqueror built a one-kilometer causeway across the Mediterranean that transformed an island fortress into an enduring peninsula.
History
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In 52 BC, Roman legions built more than 35 kilometers of concentric fortifications to fight on two fronts simultaneously.
Geology
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Microscopic fragments dating back 4,400 million years proved that our planet cooled much earlier than believed.
Engineering
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The ingenious passive geotechnical solution that prevents more than 500 kilometers of tracks from sinking into mud during the summer thaw.
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.
Science and technology
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A particle physics technique uses cosmic showers to see inside stone colossi without moving a single block.
Geology
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Nearly six million years ago, the closure of the Strait of Gibraltar transformed one of the largest marine basins into a salt-covered desert canyon.
Engineering
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The colossal engineering feat that assembled an arch taller than the Statue of Liberty and then pushed it over the nuclear reactor