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The little-known reptile from the Galapagos fills a crucial gap in the evolution of land iguanas, scientists say. But its future may not be as rosy.

January 05, 2009
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Robots became more and more human-like in the past year, which saw the debuts of "emotional" robots, robot bartenders, robot swarms, and more.

December 30, 2008
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In a remote corner of Finland near the Arctic Circle, an international team of elves helps Santa respond to hundreds of thousands of letters from children around the world.

December 24, 2008
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Spectacular displays of Christmas lights draw thousands of spectators in Sydney, Australia.

December 24, 2008
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Some of the inhabitants of the Sydney Zoo were as eager to unwrap their presents as their human counterparts.

December 23, 2008
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A simple sandwich bag can bring new hope to the parents of premature babies.

December 23, 2008
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New insights into the animals intimate encounters include species that cut holes into their partners for sex, squid that swap genders, and males that deploy flesh-burrowing sperm.

December 22, 2008
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Miniature statues of President-elect Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, have gone on sale in Naples for use in Christmas nativity scenes.

December 22, 2008
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A zoo orangutan that learned to whistle could offer clues about the origins of human speech.

December 22, 2008
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Bizarre prehistoric creatures--sea monsters, gargantuan rodents, a redheaded Neanderthal--are among the stars of the most read stories on dinosaurs and fossils by National Geographic News in 2008.

December 19, 2008
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Researchers in Austria say they've found that dogs react negatively to perceived unfair treatment.

December 18, 2008
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See National Geographic News's most popular individual photos of 2008, including pictures of a giant stingray, a "smiling" sky, a lizard-snake standoff, and more.

December 17, 2008
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Recently found fossils reveal that an ancient amphibian swung its head and upper jaw upwards to eat in an action much like raising a toilet seat.

December 17, 2008
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Scientists in Australia are trying to learn more about koalas' breeding habits by listening to the animals' bellows.

December 17, 2008
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An "unexpected," 20-foot-long new dinosaur has been discovered in South America, rewriting the evolutionary history of raptors, a new study says.

December 17, 2008

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