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2012 Photo Contest Winners
See the winning images from the 2012 National Geographic Photo Contest.
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Earthquakes' Secret Signals
For centuries people have tried to predict earthquakes—with no success. Magnetic signals from rocks deep inside the earth are the latest prospect.
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New Models for Fishing
Future of Fish is helping fishermen improve their bottom line while better managing stocks for the future.
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What Lives in Your Gut?
A citizen science project explores how diet and lifestyle affect the microbes that dwell inside us.
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Pictures We Love: 2012
A swarm of tadpoles and an inflatable Stonehenge are among our photo editors' picks of the most interesting news pictures of 2012.
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The Best Pictures of December
Mud-slathered tourists, a cabaret comeback, and a glacial "mushroom" appear in our photo editors' favorite news pictures of December.
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Extreme Diving Gets a Boost
A newly invented underwater habitat makes it easier for divers to come to the surface following deep dives. Video.
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Photos: Shell Rig Runs Aground
Crews have been trying to secure the Arctic drilling rig, which broke free of its tow lines in a storm and is carrying 150,000 gallons of fuel.
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The Top 5 Exoplanets of 2012
We pick the most interesting alien worlds discovered in the past year.
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New Space Pictures
Star trails streak over a salt lake, ice blooms into "broccoli," and the sun sets off sparks in this week's best space pictures.
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Sustainable Earth
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New Models for Fishing
Future of Fish is helping fishermen improve their bottom line while better managing stocks for the future.
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Can Pesticides Grow Organic Crops?
The Change Reaction blog investigates in California.
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Pictures: Surprising Drought Effects
Disrupting fracking, spreading illness, and changing animal patterns are a few results.