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  Q&A: Trapped Behind Nazi Lines

  After a crash landing in Albania during World War II, Harold Hayes was trapped behind Nazi lines with 25 fellow medics and nurses.

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  Top 10: Galaxies Merge, New Dino...

  On our radar today: NASA observes two galaxies merging, an octogenarian becomes the oldest to summit Everest, a new dinosaur has been found in Canada, and...

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  Geo Bee's Final Moments

  Watch the winning questions of the 25th-annual National Geographic Bee, the last one hosted by Alex Trebek. Video.

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  Ants Help Meat-Eating Plants

  Diving ants keep nutritious fly larvae from escaping carnivorous pitcher plants.

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  Longest Python Found in Florida

  A Florida man found and killed a 18.8-foot Burmese python, which beats out the previous record-holding snake by a foot.

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  2013 Geo Bee Recap

  Sathwik Karnik, a 12-year-old from Massachusetts, bested 53 contestants in the competition.

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  Climate Change, Tornado Connection?

  Global warming is causing more extreme weather. But when it comes to tornadoes, it could go either way.

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  Geo Bee Gets New Host

  Special CNN correspondent Soledad O'Brien will take the reins from Alex Trebek.

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  Pictures: Joplin's Recovery Lessons

  As Moore, Oklahoma, prepares to rebuild, a photographer recalls a similar effort in Joplin, Missouri.

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  The Fungus Among Us

  Sole survivors: Up to a hundred fungi species flourish on our feet, a new study says.