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Jake Currie is a writer based in Brooklyn, NY.

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Lateral view of the clutch. The eggs were molded from casting resin. Credit: Chun-Yu Su.

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Devin Reese is the executive editor of Natural History and a science writer based in Alexandria, Virginia.

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Kristen French is an associate editor at Nautilus. She has worked in science journalism since 2013, reporting and writing features and news for publications such as Wired, Backchannel, The Verge, and New York Magazine. She has a masters degree in science journalism from Columbia University.

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