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· Weird AnimalsA mantis shrimp sees colours your brain has no name for
16 photoreceptors vs. our 3. The world looks different.
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· Microscopic WorldThe fungus that turns ants into zombies
A parasitic fungus hijacks an ant's body, kills it, and grows out of its head.
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· Weird AnimalsButterflies Taste With Their Feet
A butterfly must step on its food before it knows if the meal is worth eating.
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· Microscopic WorldThe Animal That Can Survive Space
A satellite opened its door in orbit and exposed these animals to vacuum. Most came back alive.
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· Science FactsNo identical snowflake has ever fallen to Earth
The math behind nature's impossibility.
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· Weird AnimalsThe axolotl never grows up — and that's its superpower
It can regrow its brain. Yes, really.
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· Physics WeirdnessThe Metal That Thinks It Is a Gas
Mercury stays liquid because its electrons are moving so fast they ignore their neighbors.
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· Human BodyThe Chemical Shield Inside Your Gut
Your stomach produces acid strong enough to dissolve steel, but a layer of snot keeps you alive.
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· Space & CosmosWhy Moon Dust Acts Like Shards of Glass
The Moon is covered in microscopic glass needles that can eat through a space suit.
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· Human BodyThe Greedy Three Pound Organ
Your brain weighs almost nothing but consumes 20 percent of every calorie you eat.
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The Iron Giant That Grows Six Inches
During the peak of summer, the Eiffel Tower grows taller as its iron structure expands under the sun.
The Only Part of Your Body That Breathes Air Directly
Your cornea has zero blood vessels and must suck oxygen from the atmosphere to stay alive.
The Animal with Nine Semi-Independent Brains
Two-thirds of an octopus's neurons are in its arms, meaning its limbs can taste, touch, and think on their own.
The Addax Is A Ghost Of The Sahara Sands
With splayed hooves designed for soft sand and the ability to never drink water, the addax is the ultimate desert specialist.
The Amur Leopard Is The Loneliest Cat In The Cold
Surviving in the sub-zero temperatures of the Russian Far East, this leopard has traded tropical heat for a thick, pale coat and incredible leaping power.
The Crimson Mirror That Turns Animals Into Stone
A Tanzanian lake with the pH of ammonia and temperatures reaching 140 degrees remains a graveyard for anything that misreads its glass-like surface.