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In northern India the neem tree is known as the curer of all ailments and a manifestation of the Hindu goddess Shitala, a mother figure. To neighborhood residents who worship the tree at the Nanghan Bir Baba Temple, in Varanasi, it is that and more. The tree is dressed in cloth and wears a face mask of the goddess to strengthen the connection between her and worshippers.
This photo was originally published in "What We Can Learn from Trees," in March 2017.

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Rose Dena, 85, attempts to clean what is left of her home in the mountains of southern Haiti more than a month after Hurricane Matthew made landfall in October 2016.
This photo was originally published in "Inside the Hidden Dangers of Life Without Toilets," in October 2017.

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Emperor penguins head for the open ocean in search of food. The brownish patches above them are microalgae that cling to the sea ice and start to photosynthesize in spring. The photographer’s day camp was on one of these floes. Aptenodytes Forsteri (penguins)
This photo was originally published in "Deepest Dive Ever Under Antarctica Reveals a Shockingly Vibrant World," in July 2017.

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Geladas huddle for warmth. Getting enough calories from grass, herbs, and seeds takes a lot of work, so geladas spend most of their days scooting around on their buttocks. This frees up their hands to pluck more grass.
This photo was originally published in "Where the World’s Only Grass-Eating Monkeys Thrive," in April 2017.

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