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7 Cat Species Found in 1 Forest

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Pictures: 7 Cat Species, 1 Forest

Seven cat species all live in a single Indian rain forest, camera traps show—the world's highest known cat diversity.
Daylight Savings 2010 Facts

When is the big daylight saving time (often called daylight savings time) switchover in spring 2010? Why do we spring forward in the first place?
Quake Baptism Saves Family

A christening celebration saved a Chilean extended family from the devastation of the February 27 Chile earthquake. Video.
Star Duo Has Five-Minute Orbit

Two stellar corpses circle each other in just 5.4 minutes, whirling tightly at 310 miles a second, new data confirms.
Tomb Found Under Torture Mural

The tomb of a headless Maya man has been discovered beneath an ancient chamber famously painted with scenes of torture.
Your Photos: Haiti Earthquake

See National Geographic enthusiasts' eyewitness views of recovery and ruin in Haiti after the January 12 earthquake.
Mountaintop Mine Time-Lapse

Satellite views of a West Virginia coal mine show how long-term mountaintop mining can wipe out swaths of forest.

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