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- "Apocalypto" Consultant Excavates Maya Temple - December 5, 2006—Before he became Mel Gibson's lead consultant on the movie Apocalypto, Maya expert Richard Hansen spent decades exploring their ancient civilization. Watch as he excavates a tomb in the lost city of El Mirador.
- "Darwin" Tortoises "Make" Video - November 24, 2009—On the 150th anniversary of Darwin's On the Origin of Species, get a Galápagos tortoise's-eye view via a National Geographic Crittercam—a first.
- "Mountain Chicken" Frog at Risk - January 15, 2009—Residents of the Caribbean island of Montserrat call one of their edible frog species mountain chicken, but this edible amphibian is now endangered, conservationists say.
- "Ugly" Salamander, New Frog Found - June 16, 2009—A bug-eyed salamander and a colorful poison frog are among 12 species possibly new to science recently found in the mountains of Ecuador.
- 'Giant Fish' Faces Big Trouble in China - September 11, 2007—Join biologist Zeb Hogan of the National Geographic Society's Megafishes Project as he explores the threats facing the giant Chinese sturgeon and the efforts underway to save it.
- Amazon Dolphins - November 28, 2007—South American river dolphins are doing pretty well compared to some river dolphins in Asia. But boat traffic, fishing, and logging are still a threat.
- Ancient Cat in Today's Egypt - December 6, 2007—Egyptian Maus may descend from the first domesticated cats in the world. One woman is working to help save them.
- Ancient Little People Found? - March 10, 2008—Watch as a scientist uncovers tiny human bones in a tropical island cave, in what could be a major discovery.
- Ancient Sahara Graveyard Found - August 14, 2008—A 10,000-year-old cemetery with hundreds of skeletons is giving unparalleled insight into life in Africa's great desert when it was green and lush.
- Animal-to-Human Disease Watch - December 12, 2008—In remote corners, a research team is monitoring contact between humans and wild animals—particularly wild animal meat—in hopes of stopping pandemics before they start.
- Antarctica Images Best Yet - November 28, 2007—A nearly cloudless satellite image is the most geographically accurate and true-color map of the southern continent—at ten times the resolution of previous NASA views.
- Arctic Ice in "Death Spiral" - September 17, 2008—NASA animations show dramatic Arctic ice melt again in 2008, which saw the second smallest Arctic sea ice cover on record, scientists announced this week.
- Atlantis Volcano Devastated Ancient Egypt? - April 4, 2007—See the freshly uncovered evidence that may prove ancient cities on Egypt and Palestine's coast were devastated by a massive Mediterranean volcanic eruption.
- Biggest Trout Fished in Asia - November 13, 2007—Fishing the world's largest trout, Mongolia's taimen, is encouraged—to help save it.
- Boat Alarm Could Save Manatees - June 4, 2009—Manatees can't hear the low sounds of boat engines, which is why the animals are frequently injured, a researcher says. A high-pitched alarm could solve the problem.
- Buddhism Rebounds in Mongolia - January 4, 2008—After decades of persecution that began under Stalinist rule in the 1930s, Buddhism and monasteries are now on the rebound in Mongolia.
- China's Amazing Flora - From deserts to lush tropical forests, one of China's richest treasures is its plant life. Join leading botanist and NG Research & Exploration chairman Peter Raven on a tour of China's regional flora.
- Chocolate to Save Forests? - March 19, 2008—Destruction of Dominican Republic forests could be offset by farmers growing organic cacao used for chocolate.
- Clay Eating Discouraged - November 8, 2007—Poverty and tradition drive some Haitians to eat cakes of clay, salt, and butter. Nutritionists fight local beliefs about the dish's merits.
- Climate Drives Nomads to Cities - February 21, 2008—Mongolia's harsher, less predictable, and increasingly warmer weather is helping to drive a migration of nomadic herders from the steppe into cities.
- Dogs Save Cheetahs - March 26, 2009—Dogs are used to protect sheep and other livestock from the cheetahs in Africa&8212;thereby saving the big cats from potential shootings by aggrieved farmers.
- Doomed New Orleans - September 21, 2005—For years man-made changes to the landscape of New Orleans have affected how well it could withstand the wrath of a powerful storm.
- Drug Lord's Hippos Thriving - January 25, 2008—A herd of hippos once owned by Pablo Escobar, Colombia's famed drug lord, run free on Escobar's former estate—creating a problem for the government.
- Elephants, Rhino Freed in India - March 4, 2008—Two young Asian elephants and a young greater horned rhino were released into the wild in India.
- Elusive Tree Kangaroo Helped - February 5, 2008—Saving the unusual marsupial's habitat requires cooperation from everyone—right down to the rare animals themselves, scientists in Papua New Guinea find.
- Elusive Tree Kangaroos Get Cameras - December 16, 2009—The hard to reach "plush toys" on Papua New Guinea have been outfitted with "Crittercams" for the first time. The breathtaking treetop footage is already solving tree kangaroo mysteries, researchers say.
- Epic U.S. Antelope Trek, Up Close - August 13, 2009—America's longest annual migrations, which is increasingly threatened by fences and highways.
- Explosions May Save Wetlands - October 31, 2007—The Nature Conservancy has blasted through 1950s-era levees in the Williams River Delta in southern Oregon to save the wetlands and endangered fish species.
- Eyewitness to Congo Crash - April 16, 2008—National Geographic producer Michael Davie was an eyewitness to yesterday's plane crash in Goma that reportedly killed at least 21 people.
- Family Wind Turbines Gain Momentum - November 4, 2009—Part of a growing trend, a Danish family of seven has installed its own wind turbine to produce all the electricity the family needs while reducing its carbon footprint.
- Final Ride on Wild China River? - April 23, 2009—An adventure ride down a section of China's Yangtze River could be the last before planned hydroelectric dams flood the rapids and alter the landscape.
- First New World Gunshot Victim Discovered - July 19, 2007—Archaeologists uncover and examine the 500-year-old skeleton of the Inca man they believe was the first shooting victim in the Americas.
- Fossil Found in Kitchen Counter - May 5, 2009—After a factory had found a 40-million-year-old whale fossil in a limestone kitchen counter, researchers investigated the stone's fossil-packed quarry, which could shed light on the origins of African wildlife.
- GeoBee 2009: Winning Question - May 20, 2009—Watch the tense final moments of the 2009 National Geographic Bee as host Alex Trebek grills the finalists in Washington, D.C.
- Giant Fish Helped by Fishing? - July 15, 2008—At an artificial lake in Thailand, several of the world's largest and rarest freshwater fish lurk near anglers' baited hooks—and some conservationists couldn't be happier.
- Giant Salamanders Helped to Spawn - December 31, 2009—A new program in Japan is helping giant salamanders get past dams built to control flooding so the rare amphibians can lay their eggs upstream.
- Gorilla Massacre Investigation - June 24, 2008—After ten rare mountain gorillas were killed execution-style in a Congo park, Congolese authorities have arrested a senior park official in connection with the slayings.
- Gorillas Find Refuge in Uganda - October 22, 2007— A Ugandan national park is a sanctuary for some 325 mountain gorillas, about half of the critically endangered species' population.
- Grand Canyon Skywalk - April 13, 2007—See what it's like to walk on a glass walkway 4,000 feet (1,220 meters) above the canyon floor in this un-narrated video.
- Grisly Wildlife Trade Exposed - February 25, 2008—An activist uses a video camera to expose what many would consider a grisly illegal wildlife trade in Myanmar. Warning: graphic imagery.

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