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Which insect is said to be able to survive a nuclear blast?

survive

[ser-vahyv] / sərˈvaɪv /


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Scientists say the climate is now too warm for many Alpine glaciers to survive.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

And if they're to survive, do town centres need a fundamental rethink?

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

The Herculaneum collection is the only known intact library to survive from antiquity, potentially preserving works that have otherwise vanished from history.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026

The venom peptides that snakes and snails use are built as closed loops, which is what lets them survive intact.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

But if I don’t survive, I wish to acknowledge how much I will miss my friends, C.C.,

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el

The light produced during these events can help astronomers determine what survives the collision.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026

A fragment of one of these elaborate constructions survives in the dress collection stored today at Hampton Court, where Elizabeth’s “standing wardrobe” was kept.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

That original interior survives in “Hollywood Buddha” and archival photographs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026

Anthrax is caused by a bacteria called Bacillus anthracis, which largely survives as spores that hide away in soil for years before entering an animal through inhalation or a cut or wound.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

The Azores were later rediscovered around 1427, but the event still seemed unimportant, and no reliable account survives.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

They’ve already survived decades of moves, cleanouts and changing interests.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

"It is remarkable that such a delicate fossil survived," she said.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

In an interview with WSJ’s Editor in Chief Emma Tucker, reporter Evan Gershkovich detailed his arrest, how he survived 16 months inside Russia’s prisons, and the rising dangers journalists face worldwide.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

Orr’s post announcing Varga’s death said that he was survived by his wife, Bambi.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

“None of them know about the list. They’ve survived things like broken arms and chicken pox and minor car accidents and . . .” Chip gave Jonah a sidelong look, “. . . being adopted.”

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

Then she looks at Ankita, the surviving sister.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

For single filers, heads of household or qualifying surviving spouses, benefits are generally not taxable if combined income is under $25,000 a year.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026

“Death With Dignity” was named after an essay published by Yudkowsky earlier that year, in which he argued that humanity’s chances of surviving AI were slim.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

Remarkably, the meteorite has retained much of its original mineral makeup despite surviving billions of years of solar system history.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 25, 2026

By the time the expedition reached the headwaters of the River of Doubt, Roosevelt knew who had the best chance of surviving the journey.

From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple




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