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Your Photos: Haiti Earthquake
See National Geographic enthusiasts' eyewitness views of recovery and ruin in Haiti after the January 12 earthquake.
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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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Saturn Moon Has "Slushy" Insides
Under the brittle, icy crust of Titan lies a surprisingly icy mush, a liquid ocean, and a core of rock and ice, new data suggest.
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News Blog: Climate Change Imperils Every U.S. Seabird
All 67 oceanic bird species and many land-based birds in the U.S. are considered vulnerable to the changing climate, scientists say.
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Stolen Sarcophagus Heads Home
Confiscated in Miami, a brightly painted, 3,000-year-old sarcophagus was handed over to Egypt's antiquities chief, Zahi Hawass, on Wednesday. Video.
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New Color-Changing Frog Found
Jungle species changes from a black, yellow-spotted youngster to a peachy, blue-eyed adult, scientists say.
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Sea Spray Detected Far Inland
Sea spray has been found in the middle of the United States—and it may be contributing to air pollution, a new study says.
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Saturn Moon Has "Slushy" Insides
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Einstein Theory Confirmed
We may finally have proof that general relativity applies to cosmic bodies great and small—and that dark matter is real.
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