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Tuesday's Highlights: Woddy Harrelson on 'Biography'

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:49:13 GMT

Explorer: This new episode imagines the aftermath of a 6-mile-wide asteroid slamming into the Earth -- which some scientists believe happened 66 million years ago -- paying particular attention to which organisms survived the impact (7 and 10 p.m.
Source: Los Angeles Times

Get Inspiring National Geographic Images to Use as Desktop Wallpaper

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:08:14 GMT

As an amateur photographer, I like to have a nice image as my desktop wallpaper to provide me with some inspiration throughout the day.
Source: Web Worker Daily

Turning the Lens to Climate Change

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:19:16 GMT

By Dennis Nishi Full name: James Balog Age: 57 Hometown: Watchung, N.J. Current position: Nature photographer First job: Wilderness camp counselor in Maine Favorite job: This one Education: B.A. Communications and Secondary Education, Boston College; M.
Source: Wall Street Journal

(11/21) News from Liquid Yoga + Surf

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:04:11 GMT

November 21, 2009 PRESS RELEASE Wake up to the sounds of wildlife, fall asleep to the rolling surf. The southern pacific coast of Costa Rica, has long been known as the remote jewel of Costa Rica.
Source: Surfline

Prehistoric Super-Crocodiles May Have Dined on Dinosaurs

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:22:29 GMT

The Age of Dinosaurs may have been dominated by dinosaurs, but they certainly weren't the only fearsome creatures around.
Source: Time Magazine

From the files: where in the world?

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:06:46 GMT

I was cleaning out the files the other day—not the files in my office file cabinets (I did that in August for the first time in years, and let me tell you, it was so much fun I kept it up for days), but the files in my trusty little laptop, the very...
Source: Crooked Timber

Exhibit of Chinese Terra Cotta Warriors Is Largest Ever in US

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:36:10 GMT

The exhibit Terra Cotta Warriors: Guardians of China's First Emperor has opened at Washington, D.C.'s National Geographic Museum. This is the fourth and last city on a US tour before the ancient statues and artifacts return to China.
Source: Voice of America

Viewers Make Their Pix In Nat Geo's Photo Contest

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:05:31 GMT

The winners from National Geographic's International Photography Contest will be announced in early December, but viewers have been voting on their favorites for the past few weeks. Here's a selection of a "viewer's choice" photographs.
Source: NPR

Quoted in 'Reality TV show will track the adventures of California game wardens'

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:03:24 GMT

Steve Burns said in Sacramento Bee:

Here are these brave men and women who are basically alone in the wilderness doing an important job, and their beat is hundreds of thousands of acres ... When you think of the National Geographic Society's long tradition of protecting the wilderness and protecting animals, this was a very opportune moment for us to do a show about this.

Colonizing Mars

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:16:16 GMT

Photo from AP Photo

Wed, 20 May 2009 08:47:48 GMT

Brian McClendon, creator of Google Earth, speaks at the National Geographic Bee in Washington, on Wednesday, May 20, 2009.

Photo from AP Photo by Business Wire

Thu, 14 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT

National Geographic's new pay-as-you-go wireless phone service through Cellular Abroad provides competitive rates when calling locations across the globe.