Fog Seen on Saturn Moon Titan--A First

Earth-like fog shrouds chilly lakes on the south pole of Saturn's largest moon, confirming that Titan has an active "methane cycle," astronomers say.

SPACE PHOTOS THIS WEEK: Star Blasts, Titan Shadow, More

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Sunlight turns Italian waters to liquid gold, supernovae get in shape, Saturn's largest moon casts a long shadow, and more in our selection of the week's best space pictures.

Early Whale Was Dwarf Mud-Sucker, Fossils Hint

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Unearthed in southeastern Australia, the tiny, ancient whale likely captured its prey by slurping up mouthfuls of mud from the seafloor, scientists say.

PICTURES: "Natural Treasure" Threatened by Industry?

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Mountain lions, grizzly bears, and cutthroat trout are among the Rocky Mountain animals snapped during a recent photography expedition to the Flathead region, which conservationists say is threatened by mining, logging, and drilling.

Top Ten Dinosaur and Fossil Finds: Most Viewed of 2009

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Large, "lost," or simply unusual, a bevy of prehistoric beasts were brought to life in National Geographic News's most popular paleontology stories of the year.

Rare Gorillas Spied Feasting on Figs

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See what could be the first professional footage of elusive Cross River gorillas, the most endangered subspecies of gorilla, filmed recently in Cameroon. Video.

Venomous Dinosaur Discovered--Shocked Prey Like Snake?

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Jurassic Park may have had it partly right. Some raptors did have venom, though it was more stupefying than lethal, a new study suggests.

Czech Zoo Sends Four Rare White Rhinos to Kenya

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Four of the world's eight remaining northern white rhinoceroses have been flown to Kenya in a last-ditch effort to save the critically endangered subspecies.

"Pregnant" Fish Fathers Suck the Life From Their Young

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With the fathers taking on the responsibility of "gestating" their young, the story of pipefish reproduction is among the more heartwarming in biology. Well, it was.

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