

Stirring ingredients into your vocabulary does not have to be an ordeal. Just follow this route to our glossary. We add new words for each issue.

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Gecko: © Ingo Arndt/Foto Natura/Minden Pictures/National Geographic Stock
Mushroom: © Aleks.k/Shutterstock
Mars: © Stephen Girimont/Shutterstock
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Lively Lizards It climbs tree trunks and scampers upside down across branches. It even glides through the air. Meet the gecko!

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Mars Mysteries No human has ever been to Mars. Compared to Earth, Mars is a cold and bare desert. It is also far away and hard to reach. Blast off with a space scientist as she tries to solve some of the wildest Mars mysteries.
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Fungus Among Us Fungi lurk underground and in trees. You might find them in your refrigerator, or even in space. Fungi are mysterious, too. Most of the time, they lurk out of sight. You don't see thembut they're there. Learn more about the hidden world of mushrooms in our September 2010 issue.
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