Lorraine Boissoneault

Lorraine Boissoneault is a Chicago-based freelance journalist whose work covers everything from beehive theft to the history of the Holocaust.

These mostly earth-dwelling organisms can stimulate rain in the atmosphere—and a lot more.

At only 3 inches long and weighing about 60 grams, the uterus isn’t a flashy, attention-grabbing organ. But it is pretty amazing.