The photos in this gallery show the tiny building blocks of life in rich, strange detail.
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Amazing Micrographs Show What Cells Really Look Like
Peek Inside ILC Dover, the Company That Makes NASA’s Space Suits
A photographer goes inside the company that makes NASA's space suits and finds the place surprisingly low key, almost mundane.
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Space Photos of the Week: The Smiling Cheshire Cat Galaxy
Space photos of the week, November 22–28.
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How Humans Ended Up With Freakishly Huge Brains
Scientists have begun to identify the symphony of biological triggers that powered the extraordinary expansion of the human brain.
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Did You Overdo It This Thanksgiving? You Got Nothin’ on These Critters
Whatever your epicurean exploits were yesterday, you ain’t got nothin’ on the gluttony going on in the animal kingdom.
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The Secrets Behind All Those Gorgeous Photos of Space
NASA's photo archive is a click away and even the Curiosity Rover is on Instagram, but how are these stunning photos of space actually made?
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Mars Could One Day Have a Ring Made of Broken-Up Moon Bits
Phobos is gradually spiraling in closer to Mars, getting ready to self-destruct. And when it does, its remains will give the red planet a brand-new ring.
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Plankton’s Unique Ability to Be Both Creepy and Adorable
Kei Nomiyama dives 50 feet into the ocean at night to take photos of krill, larval fish and other miniature monsters of the deep.
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Space Photos of the Week: A Day in the Life of Pluto
Space photos of the week, November 15–21.
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Bulwagi the Elephant Cracked His Tusk. Carbon Fiber to the Rescue!
Materials scientist Brian Pillay designed a elephant tusk brace out of carbon fiber, fiberglass, and polymer resin.
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