http://www.snagfilms.com/films/watch/volcano_natures_inferno/

A magnificent documentary on some of the most energetic events and phenomena our planet has ever seen.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/08/100804-new-crocodile-fossil-pakasuchus-nature-science-mammal-teeth/

"An animal designed by committee."

http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/11/national_geographics_photograp.html?ref=nf#photo24

Amazing photographs.

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(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7-nvMYaVnY)

This is a very early crocodilian. Its dental conformation is like that of mammals, as is its general body-shape. Crocodilian evolution has produced amazingly varied lifeforms, including, e.g., hoofed herbivores and a wide ( Read more... )

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(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSTVUU7fqMo)

At 165 pounds, and allegedly made from the skins of 160 donkeys, the Codex Gigas is the world's largest and most mysterious medieval manuscript. Filled with satanic images and demonic spells, according to legend, the cursed text ( Read more... )

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I just watched National Geographic's DVD, Aftermath: Population Zero. Like the History Channel's Life After People, this production shows how the sudden disappearance of all humanity from the planet would progressively impact our world. It included some things that the History Channel production didn't, such as exactly why the cooling towers ( Read more... )

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/04/photogalleries/100419-iceland-volcano-lightning-ash-pictures?source=email_inside#iceland-volcano-

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/05/photogalleries/100524-new-species-handfish-walk-science-pictures/#new-handfish-species-pink_20881_600x450.jpgRead more... )

http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2010/05/iberian-lynx/oxford-photography?source=email_inside