National Geographic News

November 19, 2009-- Bones from a menagerie of ancient crocodile cousins, including the rodent-like RatCroc , have been discovered beneath the windswept dunes of the Sahara.

ABU DHABI// Nearly five months ago, National Geographic launched an Arabic version of its television channel, reaching 50 million homes across the Middle East.

Science geeks, natural history buffs and people who just like National Geographic have a chance at achieving nirvana this weekend.

Haven't picked your horse in the Massachusetts Senate special election yet? Not swayed by rhymes ? Never fear, a new test is here: map-drawing. In celebration of Geography Awareness Week , National Geographic challenged senators to draw maps of the states they represent and point out at least three major locations therein.

National Geographic: "The Odds of Being Struck in Your Lifetime is 1 in 3000." Eighty-two percent of U.S. lightning victims are men.

Paleontologists have discovered 3 new species of crocodile cousins in the Sahara, which have been nicknamed PancakeCroc, BoarCroc, and RatCroc, along with new skeletons of the previously identified DogCroc and DuckCroc.

National Geographic has named winners of the 'Best of Adventure' awards for 2009.

The Dog Whisperer is headed this way. Cesar Millan, host of the National Geographic channel's "Dog Whisperer" show, brings his tour, PackPower, to the Rosemont Theatre at 8 p.m. Dec.

A terra cotta warrior and horse is seen during a media preview for the exhibit "Terra Cotta Warriors: Guardians of China's First Emperor" at the National Geographic in Washington on November 17, 2009.

When Paul Nicklen, a biologist and photographer for National Geographic , decided to travel to Antarctica to document the leopard seal, a large, aggressive animal that dominates the Antarctic waters, he didn't realize he would be getting one of the best shots of his career.

To celebrate Geography Awareness Week next week, National Geographic is offering full size, full color wall maps to print out and assemble.

The annual National Geographic survey of 133 destinations around the world is out, and some places in Greece were ranked among them - Delphi , the Acropolis , Santorini , and the North Coast of Crete .

By Sanu George, Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 16 : Kerala tourism needed some good news after being hit by global recession and the Thekkady boat tragedy in September.

Today on All Things Considered , host Melissa Block speaks with National Geographic photographer Paul Nicklen about his new book, Polar Obsession .

The Hawaii Undersea Research Laboratory team found the vessels as part of a National Geographic project By Helen Altonn POSTED: 09:01 a.m. HST, Nov 12, 2009 Hawaii's deep-diving submersible explorers have discovered two more of Japan's largest and fastest World War II submarines on the ocean floor off Oahu.

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National Geographic has ranked Quebec's Gaspe region of as one of the top three places to visit in the world.

A lifeboat that made international headlines in a high-profile pirate attack arrived at Nauticus today to be on display alongside a National Geographic exhibit about piracy.

Selection from 240 images featured in new book-National Geographic Image Collection.

Back for its second year, FotoWeekDC offers a packed schedule of exhibitions, museum shows and events scattered across the sprawling capital city.