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1. Eight Apollo Moon-Landing Myths--Busted
Forty years have passed since humans first walked on the moon, but many conspiracy theorists still insist that it was all an elaborate hoax. Examine the evidence, and find out why experts say some of the most common claims simply don't hold water.
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2. First Photos: Weird Fish With Transparent Head
With a head like a fighter-plane cockpit, a Pacific barreleye fish shows off its transparent head and barrel-like eyes in the first specimen ever found alive.
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3. Giant Squid Eaten by Sperm Whale
"Absolutely sensational" new pictures are rare proof that the world's largest toothed whales feed on elusive giant squid. And if researchers are right, the photos may also show a baby whale's hunting lessons.
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4. Glowing Animals: Beasts Shining for Science
Dogs, cats, monkeys, worms, fish: all now glow in the dark, thanks to one jellyfish and a whole lot of research. In this photo round-up of glowing animals (and the odd plant), see the gamut of what science has done with a few fluorescent proteins.
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5. Seven Wonders of the Natural World: Finalists Named
From the limestone caves to the world's tallest waterfall--"the eyes of the planet" are on the finalists from which the seven natural wonders of the world will be chosen.
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6. Seven Major "Missing Links" Since Darwin
For the 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin's birth, National Geographic News asked leading scientist for their picks of the most important fossil evidence for evolution.
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7. New Cloud Type Discovered?
Nicknamed "Jacques Cousteau" clouds, these "turbulent" seas in the sky could be examples of the first official new cloud type since 1951.
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8. Oldest "Human" Skeleton Refutes "Missing Link"
See images of Ardi, the new human ancestor that could rewrite evolutionary theory.
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9. Apocalypse Pictures: Ten Failed Doomsday Prophecies
Just as some people today believe a Maya calendar pinpoints 2012 as the end of the world as we know it, people through centuries and across cultures have long forecast our collective doom.
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10. Rare Animals Photographed: Giant Armadillo, Short-Eared Dog, More
In a remote region of the Amazon rain forest, camera traps have captured new images of elusive animals, including ocelots, armadillos, and the extremely rare and little studied bush dog.
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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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Meteor Shower Peaks Tonight
Kick off the New Year with the annual Quadrantid meteor shower, which will peak tonight into the wee hours of January 3.
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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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Hangover Cures Explained
From B vitamins to hot peppers—suggestions abound for how to banish that New Year's Eve hangover.
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Cutting the Cords With Wireless Power
WiTricity, a company based near Boston, envisions a future where everything from mobile phones to vehicles can be charged without wires.
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Tigers Bouncing Back
Tigers are making a comeback thanks to strong government initiatives in India, Thailand, and Russia, scientists announced this week.
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Royalty Under a Parking Lot?
Scientists examine a body they think may be infamous medieval monarch Richard III, who was killed in battle.
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How to Live to a Ripe Old Age
National Geographic Fellow Dan Buettner offers tips on the art of living long and well.
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U.S. Wind Industry Gets Tax Credit Extension
As part of the new "fiscal cliff" measure passed by Congress Tuesday, the production tax credit for renewables gets a one-year extension.
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Farewell to 75-Watt Incandescent Light Bulbs
Beginning Tuesday, new U.S. regulations prohbit the manufacture or import of traditional 75-watt incandescent light bulbs.
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How Accurate Is 'Promised Land' on Fracking?
Fracking has now become so much a part of the fabric of American life that it has earned its first genuine Hollywood treatment.
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