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2009 Hurricane Season Quietest in Decades (Pending)

National Geographic | Nov. 23, 2009
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As the 2009 Atlantic hurricane season comes to an end November 30, it will be remembered as one of the quietest in almost two decades, meteorologists say. That's because ...

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NEW SPECIES PICTURES: Deep-Sea "Jumbo Dumbo," More (Pending)

National Geographic | Nov. 22, 2009
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November 22, 2009--A newfound creature nicknamed "Dumbo" (pictured) may look like it's all ears--but the protrusions are actually fins that help propel the animal through the ...

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Worms' Paralysis Turned On and Off With Light (Pending)

National Geographic | Nov. 22, 2009
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Dr. Horrible, take note: A light-sensitive chemical fed to tiny worms called nematodes caused the creatures to "freeze" when zapped with ultraviolet light, a new study says.

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Piglet Squid, Other Bizarre Species Found (Pending)

National Geographic | Nov. 22, 2009
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VIDEO: Weird Prehistoric Crocs Uncovered (Pending)

National Geographic | Nov. 19, 2009
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A National Geographic researcher and his team have uncovered fossilized remains of 5 ancient crocodile species that lived among dinosaurs some 100 million years ago. One of ...

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STRANGE CROC PICTURES: New Dino-Eater, Galloper, More (Pending)

National Geographic | Nov. 19, 2009
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Fossils of five "oddball" crocodilian ancestors found in the Sahara suggest that the bizarre beasts ruled the southern landmass of Gondwana about a hundred million years ago, ...

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Katrina Damage Due to "Monumental" Neglect, Judge Rules (Pending)

Associated Press | Nov. 19, 2009
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Shoddy oversight by the Army Corps of Engineers led to massive flooding in Hurricane Katrina, a judge ruled Wednesday. The decision could cost the federal government up to $2 ...

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Ocean Losing Its Appetite for Carbon (Pending)

National Geographic | Nov. 18, 2009
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The world's oceans, which normally gobble up carbon dioxide, are getting stuffed to the gills, according to the most thorough study to date of human-made carbon in the seas. ...

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SPACE PHOTOS THIS WEEK: Baby Star, Crescent Earth, More (Pending)

National Geographic | Nov. 18, 2009
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November 16, 2009--An artist's rendering shows a disk of hot, ionized gas surrounding Source I--a massive young star still taking shape inside the Great Nebula, which sits in ...

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''SHANGRI-LA'' CAVE PICTURES: Art, Texts, Bones Revealed (Pending)

National Geographic | Nov. 18, 2009
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Human bones, colorful murals, and illuminated manuscripts are just some of the treasures found in caves carved into steep cliffs in a remote corner of Nepal—and the sacred ...

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Right-Handed Chimps Provide Clues (Pending)

National Geographic | Nov. 17, 2009
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November 17, 2009—Uncovering another link between chimpanzees and humans, a new study found chimps gesture mainly with their right hands. This indicates the chimp brain's ...

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Evolution vs. Intelligent Design: 6 Bones of Contention (Queued)

National Geographic | Nov. 23, 2009
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THE EYES OF VERTEBRATES Why Intelligent Design? On November 24, 2009--the 150th anniversary of Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species--the theory that new species can arise ...

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Restarted LHC Now 2 Big Steps Closer to "Big Bang" Test (Queued)

National Geographic | Nov. 23, 2009
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Times OnlineRestarted LHC Now 2 Big Steps Closer to "Big Bang" TestNational GeographicAfter more than a year of repairs, the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is now a step closer ...

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"Dumbo," Other Deep-Sea Oddities Found (Queued)

National Geographic | Nov. 22, 2009
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November 22, 2009—Oil-eating tubeworms and 15-tentacled sea cucumbers are among the 5,000 deep-dwelling species identified by the Census of Marine Life, a ten-year effort to ...

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Lava Cave Minerals Actually Microbe Poop (Queued)

National Geographic | Nov. 20, 2009
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Colorful cave deposits long thought to be ordinary minerals are actually mats of waste excreted by previously unknown types of microbes, scientists say. The discovery could ...

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CAVE PICTURES: Mineral Crusts, Ooze Found to Be Poop (Queued)

National Geographic | Nov. 20, 2009
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November 20, 2009--Cave scientists Diana Northup and Jim Evatt sit near the entrance to Four Windows Cave in El Malpais National Monument, New Mexico, on January 10, 2004. ...

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FIRST PICTURES: "Predator" Corals Eat Jellyfish (Queued)

National Geographic | Nov. 20, 2009
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November 19, 2009--Sorry, kids—scientists have not discovered the first known bubblegum-blowing sea creature. But they have found the only known corals to eat adult ...

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5 "Oddball" Crocs Discovered--"Ate Dinosaurs" (Queued)

National Geographic | Nov. 19, 2009
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A "saber-toothed cat in armor" and a pancake-shaped predator are among five strange, dinosaur-era crocodile cousins discovered in the Sahara, archaeologists say. Meet ...

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Giant Lungless "Worm" Found Living on Land (Queued)

National Geographic | Nov. 18, 2009
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A new amphibian species can survive on land with no nostrils, lungs, or legs, say researchers who discovered the bizarre beast. The creature, found in Guyana, is part of the ...

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Tibetan Cave Treasures Found -- Link to Shangri-La? (Queued)

National Geographic | Nov. 17, 2009
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A treasure trove of Tibetan art and manuscripts uncovered in "sky high" Himalayan caves could be linked to the storybook paradise of Shangri-La, says the team that made the ...

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Where Is Water on Moon From--Volcanoes, Sun ... Earth? (Queued)

National Geographic | Nov. 17, 2009
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For many, 2009 will be remembered as the year water on the moon was confirmed beyond any reasonable doubt. "You're seeing the culmination of a whole bunch of missions that ...

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2009 Hurricane Season Quietest in Decades (Pending)

NEW SPECIES PICTURES: Deep-Sea "Jumbo Dumbo," More (Pending)

Worms' Paralysis Turned On and Off With Light (Pending)

Piglet Squid, Other Bizarre Species Found (Pending)

VIDEO: Weird Prehistoric Crocs Uncovered (Pending)

STRANGE CROC PICTURES: New Dino-Eater, Galloper, More (Pending)

Katrina Damage Due to "Monumental" Neglect, Judge Rules (Pending)

Ocean Losing Its Appetite for Carbon (Pending)

SPACE PHOTOS THIS WEEK: Baby Star, Crescent Earth, More (Pending)

''SHANGRI-LA'' CAVE PICTURES: Art, Texts, Bones Revealed (Pending)

Right-Handed Chimps Provide Clues (Pending)

Evolution vs. Intelligent Design: 6 Bones of Contention (Queued)

Restarted LHC Now 2 Big Steps Closer to "Big Bang" Test (Queued)

"Dumbo," Other Deep-Sea Oddities Found (Queued)

Lava Cave Minerals Actually Microbe Poop (Queued)

CAVE PICTURES: Mineral Crusts, Ooze Found to Be Poop (Queued)

FIRST PICTURES: "Predator" Corals Eat Jellyfish (Queued)

5 "Oddball" Crocs Discovered--"Ate Dinosaurs" (Queued)

Giant Lungless "Worm" Found Living on Land (Queued)

Tibetan Cave Treasures Found -- Link to Shangri-La? (Queued)

Where Is Water on Moon From--Volcanoes, Sun ... Earth? (Queued)

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