Artist Rogan Brown's paper sculptures are many times larger than the organisms that inspire them. Magic Circle Variation 5 is approximately 39 inches wide by 39 inches tall in its entirety. Brown has created multiple versions of Magic Circle, the shape of which alludes to a petri dish and a microscope lens. Courtesy of Rogan Brown hide caption
Almost 18 percent of Americans are Hispanic, and their experiences with cancer vary greatly. iStockphoto hide caption
Skydiving and vacuuming burn the same number of calories. So what'll it be, thrills or a clean carpet? Mary McLain/NPR hide caption
"Over the moon excited, terrified, scared, emotional," is how Jetta'Mae Carlisle says she felt before her surgery. Deborah Svoboda for NPR hide caption
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![Of I Wish You the Sunshine of Tomorrow, Rodgers says: "The ICU room my dad was in on the day he died had yellow walls. Every time we visited him we had to wear hospital gowns that were a bright yellow. [It] was a recurring color in that whole time frame of my life."](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20160706085637im_/https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2015/04/30/sunshineoftomorrow-x_wide-bea5412d20d570b8b5bfe63714c82f9ccc1d8778-s300-c15.jpg "Of I Wish You the Sunshine of Tomorrow, Rodgers says: \"The ICU room my dad was in on the day he died had yellow walls. Every time we visited him we had to wear hospital gowns that were a bright yellow. [It] was a recurring color in that whole time frame of my life.\"")
Of I Wish You the Sunshine of Tomorrow, Rodgers says: "The ICU room my dad was in on the day he died had yellow walls. Every time we visited him we had to wear hospital gowns that were a bright yellow. [It] was a recurring color in that whole time frame of my life." Courtesy of Jennifer Rodgers hide caption
James Lee often has to pick up his 100-pound son, Justin. Photographer Andrew Nixon shot this photo in an effort to show how being caregivers affects the aging parents. Andrew Nixon/Capital Public Radio hide caption
Gene Davis' Apricot Ripple; ArgosIsland's untitled photo submitted via Twitter. Gene Davis/Smithsonian American Art Museum; ArgosIsland/Twitter hide caption
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