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A Season of Collisions →

One 21-year-old defensive end took 537 hits to the head during a season of football games and practices at the University of North Carolina. Of those, 417 had magnitudes of 10 g or more (shown). Two resulted in concussion. Click and drag on the graphic below to rotate it and get a clearer sense of the location and magnitude of all the recorded impacts.

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Pythons Eating Through Everglades Mammals at...

A killed 16-foot Burmese python in the Everglades was found with an adult deer in its belly this past fall. Photograph from South Florida Water Management District via AP Christine Dell’Amore National Geographic News Published January 30, 2012 From rabbits to deer to even bobcats, invasive Burmese pythons appear to be eating through the Everglades’ supply of mammals, new research...

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Lady with a Secret | A chalk-and-ink portrait may...

By Tom O’Neill Photograph by Gianluca Colla Bianca Sforza attracted few stares when introduced to the art world on January 30, 1998. She was just a pretty face in a frame to the crowd at a Christie’s auction in New York City. Nobody knew her name at the time, or the name of the artist who had made the portrait. The catalog listed the work—a colored chalk-and-ink drawing on vellum—as...

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Stop SOPA!

I’m speaking for myself, not on behalf of National Geographic when I say that if you do not know anything about SOPA, all you really need to know is that you should be against it. Go here for a very brief overview and to show support: https://www.google.com/landing/takeaction/ and here to learn more about the specific details behind SOPA:...

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Adventurers of the Year 2012 →

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Adventurers of the Year 2012 | The Ultimate...

Photograph by Sano Babu Sunuwar The Ultimate Descent: Lakpa Tsheri Sherpa and Sano Babu Sunuwar Two Nepalis complete a mission to launch a paraglider from Mount Everest’s summit and kayak the Ganges to the Indian Ocean. When Lakpa Tsheri Sherpa first saw paragliders arrive in the Himalaya, he dreamed of flying above the massive peaks of his home—the Khumbu region. After his third successful...

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Ghana Facts and Pictures →

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Inside North Korea Cross into North Korea, one of the world’s most secretive nations, for a rare glimpse of the country and its dictator Kim Jong II.

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Lunar Eclipse at Dawn

Photograph by Babak A. Tafreshi, TWAN Light seems to pool at the bottom of the full moon in a picture of a lunar eclipse taken from Iran in 2008. This weekend sky-watchers in western North America will be able to catch a similar sight during the last total lunar eclipse until 2014. The moon show will be visible from the Pacific coast on Saturday at dawn, appearing low in the western horizon....

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The Perfect Airport From the November/December...

Remember when going to the airport was something special? Mass travel, deregulation, and security clampdowns have turned the airport experience into a real slog. But every once in a while we’re wowed by a cool local shop, world-class art, or a tranquil spot to escape the hubbub. Here’s to those standouts, which, combined, would make the perfect airport. Architecture Barajas, Madrid,...

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Ultimate Adventure Bucket List 2011 →

Here they are. The 20 most extreme, hair-raising, legendary adventures on the planet, daunting even for the world’s elite athletes. If you’ve got the mettle, add these to your lifetime to-do list. Not quite ready? Check out the 20 next-best adventures—and start planning. —Kate Siber

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Fish That “Walks” Scientists document a fish that “walks” on land.

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Daylight Saving Time 2011: Why and When Does It...

Brian Handwerk for National Geographic News Updated November 3, 2011 With daylight saving time (also called daylight savings) about to end again, clock confusion is once again ticking away: When exactly does daylight saving time end? Why do we fall back? Does it really save energy? Is it bad for your health? Get expert answers below. When Does Daylight Savings End in 2011? For most...

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True Happiness™ Test →

How happy are you? Take the True Happiness™ Test, developed by National Geographic Fellow Dan Buettner, to discover your own place on the happiness scale.

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How Do Giant Pandas Survive on Bamboo? | Panda...

Rachel Kaufman for National Geographic News Published October 17, 2011 A new analysis of panda poop has finally answered an age-old question: How do giant pandas survive on a diet that’s 99 percent bamboo when they have the guts of carnivores? Plant-eating animals tend to have longer intestines to aid in digesting fibrous material, a trait the black-and-white bears lack. What’s...

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