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Fern sorus of Polypodium aureum. Staining method: luminescence, 365 nm excitation spectrum.

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Through this timeless television commercial, former cover model/entrepreneur Christy Turlington has become active in the campaign to educate teens about addiction to tobacco products. In a compelling 30-second commercial produced in 2000, Christy shares the story of losing her father to lung cancer, talks about the addictive nature of nicotine, and describes her own personal battle to quit smoking.

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Picture of the Year

Picture of the Year 2022

Great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo), Little egret (Egretta garzetta) and Gadwell duck (Mareca strepera) in Taudaha Lake, near Katmandu, Nepal

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