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  Russian Roulette With a Volcano

  On May 18, 1980, Mount St. Helens exploded with the force of 500 Hiroshimas. National Geographic's Rowe Findley was on the scene.

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  Pictures We Love: May

  A desert oasis, nano flowers, and a "jet artist" feature among our photo editors' picks of the most interesting news pictures from May.

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  Passenger Ship Spots Illegal Fishing

  The National Geographic Explorer was on the scene of an alleged crime.

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  Week's Best Space Pictures

  Astronauts parachute to Earth and the sun goes loopy in this week's best new space pictures.

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  Brightest Moon Explosion Recorded

  A boulder-size meteor slammed into the moon in March, igniting an explosion so bright that anyone looking up at right moment might have spotted it.

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  Mine Water Over a Billion Years Old

  The primordial water contains chemicals that could support life without sunlight.

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  Will Louisiana's Bayous Just Vanish?

  With rising seas and sinking land, large swaths of Louisiana are disappearing. But will $50 billion reverse the trend?

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  Bats Can Recognize Voices

  Vampire bats can identify other bats by their voices—just like people, a new study says.

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  Star Trek Stops a Volcano

  We talk to an expert to see if it's really possible to stop an erupting volcano as shown in the new Star Trek movie.

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  Video: Everest and Sherpas

  The growth of tourism to the top of Mt. Everest has radically changed the lives of the Sherpas in Nepal. Video.