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

Lorraine Boissoneault










Chloe Effron

One of the things that makes people so special is that we’re all different. Each person you meet has their own special talents, their own favorite food, and a different face looking back at them in the mirror.

Kate Horowitz






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Burrows with high levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) can become death traps for the insects.

Matt Soniak








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Birds' nests are as diverse as the creatures who build them. The variety of locations, shapes, and sizes they’re built in and the materials they’re made from can be staggering.

Matt Soniak