- National Geographic News
- 07/9/11 02:00
Join biologist Zeb Hogan as he explores the threats facing the Chinese sturgeon—one of the world's largest river fishes—and the efforts underway to save it....
Join biologist Zeb Hogan as he explores the threats facing the Chinese sturgeon—one of the world's largest river fishes—and the efforts underway to save it....
MONDAY 10. SEPTEMBER 2007
Eastern gray whales number just a fraction of their historical highs—and human-induced climate change may be the cause—according to a new study....
Two-thirds of the world's polar bears will vanish in less than five decades as sea ice melts due to a warming climate, a suite of U.S. government studies concludes....
Spaceport America's futuristic terminal is designed to serve as an eco-friendly museum and resting place for visitors and space tourists....
Astronomers backing the aging space telescope say that claims of more detailed ground-based snapshots are premature....
The haul, including more than 30 pelts, heads, and skeletons, reveals the menacing threat facing one of the world's most endangered cats, experts say....
FRIDAY 7. SEPTEMBER 2007
The Mekong catfish travels more than 600 miles (1,000 kilometers) upriver to spawn—a discovery that means a planned dam on the river might spell disaster for the species....
The rooms where spacecraft are assembled seem spotless to the human eye, but they may actually harbor several species of hardy bacteria, a new study says....
Pits crammed with Stone Age skeletons suggest a bloody era of fighting nearly 6,000 years ago over the rapidly growing city of Tell Brak, according to archaeologists....
A two-headed turtle celebrates his tenth birthday, locusts plague Yemen, surfers in Africa attempt new record, and more....
THURSDAY 6. SEPTEMBER 2007
New self-flexing films could pave the way for "soft robots" and better replacement organs, scientists say. With video....
Humans evolved larger brains than their primate cousins in order to develop complex social skills such as maintaining friendships, a new study suggests....
Fossils of a tiny 80-million-year-old feathered dino add to the theory that massive meat-eaters gave rise to today's birds, a new study says....
An imported virus could be a factor in the mysterious, ongoing U.S. honeybee die-off in the past year, though some experts claim there is no link....
WEDNESDAY 5. SEPTEMBER 2007
More than 60 million people in the northern Indian Ocean may be at risk of a tsunami as big as the one that struck Indonesia on December 26, 2004, scientists say....
Like a creature out of a horror film, moray eels have a second set of protruding jaws that allow the fish to grip and swallow prey whole, a new study says....
Though victimized by execution-style killings and other atrocities this year, the apes have been able to count on a dedicated ranger force. Until now....