Publication: National Geographic

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FOUND Photos:Camel Down Under, 1916

A wrapped juvenile camel rides between packs on a camel’s back in Western Australia, December 1916.Photograph by C. P. Scott, National Geographic ... [Published National Geographic - 1 hour ago]
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Inside the Millennial Trains Project

You’ve probably been hearing a lot about Millennials these days — from an ultimately positive review in  Time  to whole books on the subject with titles ranging from  Generation Me  to Millennial Momentum: How a New Generation is Remaking America . (You ... [Published National Geographic - 4 hours ago]
First reported 10 hours ago - Updated 10 hours ago - 1 reports

What Makes a Tornado Chaser Tick?

After a relatively quiet start to the season, the Great Plains states reminded us why they're collectively known as "Tornado Alley" last weekend, with a reported 29 tornadoes across five states, according to the National Weather Service.While officials ... [Published National Geographic - 10 hours ago]
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Rebirth of Lake Sturgeon

At a fish-rearing facility near Michigan‘s Kalamazoo River, I’m peering inside a big, water-filled tub at lake sturgeon eggs no bigger than BB pellets.Someday these will grow into the biggest fish in North America, but for now, they’re the precious cargo ... [Published National Geographic - 12 hours ago]
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6 Sky Events This Week

Venus, Mercury, and Jupiter, will seem to huddle together this week. Composite image courtesy NASASky-watchers this week get a chance to go eye to eye with a cosmic scorpion and witness a magnificent meeting of three neighboring worlds in the evening ... [Published National Geographic - 12 hours ago]
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Picture Archive: Bangladesh, 1950s

A week ago, the last body of 1,127 was recovered from a collapsed textile factory on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh—the largest garment-industry disaster in the country's history. Hundreds of other textile factories in Bangladesh reopened Friday after ... [Published National Geographic - 14 hours ago]
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Opinion: Avoiding Everest Fights

For those climbing Mount Everest, meeting the challenge has always relied on teamwork, friendship, communication, trust, dedication, and shared values. But those virtues have recently been undermined by crowds and misunderstanding on the mountain—and, ... [Published National Geographic - 15 hours ago]
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Uranium Mine at the Grand Canyon

Uranium mining has left a poisonous legacy in the Four Corners region of the Colorado Plateau—Indian country where Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, and Colorado come together. Last year Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar, mindful of that legacy, imposed ... [Published National Geographic - 17 hours ago]
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Top 10: Bees Hunt, Virgin Birth

Africa animals Asia Australia big cats BioBlitz biodiversity birds cats China climate climate change conservation David Braun Earth Current elephants endangered species energy Enric Sala environment Europe Explorer Explorers Journal explorers journal ... [Published National Geographic - 18 hours ago]
First reported May 19 2013 - Updated May 19 2013 - 1 reports

6 Overlooked Women in Science

In April, National Geographic News published a story about the letter in which scientist Francis Crick described DNA to his 12-year-old son. In 1962, Crick was awarded a Nobel Prize for discovering the structure of DNA, along with fellow scientists James ... [Published National Geographic - May 19 2013]
First reported May 19 2013 - Updated May 19 2013 - 1 reports

Wild Pigs Overrunning National Park

Jean Lafitte National Park’s Barataria Preserve, south of New Orleans, faces serious challenges. Rising seas may drown the preserve in the next century. Canals dredged for shipping and oil exploration channel saltwater into the preserve’s freshwater marsh, ... [Published National Geographic - May 19 2013]
Entities: Amphibian, Canalize, Reptile
First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 2 reports

Space Pictures This Week: Martian Dust Devils, Weekend Spacewalk

Photograph courtesy NASAFlight engineers on the International Space Station (ISS), including U.S. astronaut Chris Cassidy (pictured), completed a 5.5-hour spacewalk on May 11 to repair a leaky coolant pump.The pump provides ammonia coolant to systems ... [Published National Geographic - May 17 2013]

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...must take this opportunity to address some big underlying challenges as more and more people look to climb the world's highest peak. (Read "Maxed Out on Everest: How to fix the mess at the top of the world" in National Geographic magazine.)
"We have gotten past the stage, my fellow citizens," he said, "when we are to be pardoned if we treat any part of our country as something to be skinned for two or three years for the use of the present generation."
"The picture people had at the time of the way that science was done was that there was a senior man—and it was always a man—who had under him a whole load of minions, junior staff, who weren't expected to think, who were only expected to do as he said" explained Bell Burnell, now a visiting astronomy professor at the University of Oxford

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FOUND Photos:Camel Down Under, 1916 [Published National Geographic - 1 hour ago]
Inside the Millennial Trains Project [Published National Geographic - 4 hours ago]
What Makes a Tornado Chaser Tick? [Published National Geographic - 10 hours ago]
Rebirth of Lake Sturgeon [Published National Geographic - 12 hours ago]
6 Sky Events This Week [Published National Geographic - 12 hours ago]
Picture Archive: Bangladesh, 1950s [Published National Geographic - 14 hours ago]
Opinion: Avoiding Everest Fights [Published National Geographic - 15 hours ago]
Uranium Mine at the Grand Canyon [Published National Geographic - 17 hours ago]
Top 10: Bees Hunt, Virgin Birth [Published National Geographic - 18 hours ago]
6 Overlooked Women in Science [Published National Geographic - May 19 2013]
Wild Pigs Overrunning National Park [Published National Geographic - May 19 2013]
Russian Roulette With a Volcano [Published National Geographic - May 18 2013]
Pictures We Love: May [Published National Geographic - May 18 2013]
Tips for Picking a Guided Trip [Published National Geographic - May 17 2013]
Space Pictures This Week: Martian Dust Devils, ... [Published National Geographic - May 17 2013]
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Brightest Moon Explosion Recorded [Published National Geographic - May 17 2013]
Week's Best Space Pictures [Published National Geographic - May 17 2013]
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Star Trek Stops a Volcano [Published National Geographic - May 17 2013]
Photo Tip: All About Exposure [Published National Geographic - May 17 2013]
Opinion: What’s Right With Everest [Published National Geographic - May 17 2013]
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FOUND Photos: A View of Santiago, 1929 [Published National Geographic - May 17 2013]
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