Dec 14 2017
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We can now look into the (reconstructed) face of the “Huarmey Queen,” a noblewoman who died roughly 1,200 years ago…
Oct 26 2016
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Sharbat Gula, the young Afghan girl featured on a 1985 National Geographic cover, was arrested today in Pakistan on…
May 28 2014
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Ever wonder what the car exhaust and UV rays you soak up while walking to work and/or stuck in traffic are doing to…
Nov 29 2012
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Cheetahs are the fastest land animals on the planet, so it should come as no surprise that watching them run at…
Sep 17 2012
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In a move that has brought shame upon the noble profession of rodeo announcing, a lone moe-ron at a small California…
Mar 25 2012
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Ever wondered just how common your last name is? Well, the folks at National Geographic are offering up this super…
Jul 21 2011
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Lynea Lattanzio is the subject of an upcoming National Geographic special called The Lady With 700 Cats. She runs…
Jan 22 2010
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In this week's compilation of pop culture crap: a horrifying cornucopia of full-frontal nudity, Elisabeth…
Mar 25 2009
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At about minute 4 of this video, a National Geographic editor gets beaten up by a kangaroo. Don't worry, neither…
Dec 6 2008
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This photograph of a "fairy-fly wasp" was taken by M.I. "Spike" Walker and awarded first prize in this year's…
Nov 3 2008
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An image of a snow leopard in India from National Geographic was named Best Overall Photo in the 2008 Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition. Steve Winter, who took the shot, says, "This is the hardest story I have ever done because of the altitude and the steepness of the mountains. At night it was 30 below…
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Oct 7 2008
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Remember our old friend Wilma, the Neanderthal? You may have noticed that she preferred a more natural look in her Na…
Sep 25 2008
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To celebrate the premiere of the 20th season (can you believe it's been 20 friggin' years!?) of The Simpsons, National Geographic interviewed our feminist hero Lisa Simpson about the environment. When asked if she subscribes to the magazine, she answered, "No, but we’d read it in the library, if we ever went to the…
Sep 22 2008
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Want to look into the eyes of our female ancestors? Meet Wilma, the first model of a Neanderthal based on DNA…
Sep 5 2008
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The season premiere of DogTown, a National Geographic Channel show that follows rescued dogs at the largest no-kill…
Aug 22 2008
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A tipster sent us this link to a story about cholitas, female wrestlers in Bolivia, who wear petticoats and bowler…
May 8 2008
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Remember yesterday's post about Wayne Bent, aka Michael Travesser, the prophet of a cult called the Lord Our…
Nov 5 2007
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- Cutest discovery evs?? A new population of these owl-looking motherfuckers called De Brazza's monkeys — thought to…