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Thursday, October 28, 2010

Photo: Research Vacations No Walk in the Park, Experts Say


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Vacations to help scientists conduct research in exotic locales—such as studying lemurs on the African island nation of Madagascar (seen here)—are growing increasingly common. But they pose very real dangers and can be quite uncomfortable, experts say.

Photograph by Maria Stenzel/NGS