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Changing Climate in the Himalaya

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Sucker-Footed Bat Hangs Upright Via Sweat, Not Suction

Despite its name, the sucker-footed bat of Madagascar actually uses "modified sweat" to cling to slick leaves, a new study says.
Where Are All the Migratory Birds Going?

The bobolink, a North American relative of blackbirds, finds its wintering grounds in South America by reading the sun and stars, Earth's landscape and magnetic fields, and polarized light humans can't even see.
Prehistoric Pygmy Sea Cow Discovered in Madagascar

The fossil "water bushpig"—as the locals call it—fills in a gap between primitive land-dwelling mammals to today's aquatic sea cows, a new study says.
Ice Baby

A near-perfect frozen mammoth resurfaces after 40,000 years, bearing clues to a great vanished species.

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And the 10,000th National Geographic Grant Goes To…

The National Geographic Society has issued 10,000 grants funding research and exploration since 1890—including ten National Geographic grant projects that, according to an internal panel, "have made the greatest difference in understanding the Earth."
Photos: Top 10 Nat Geo Discoveries

To mark the National Geographic Society's 10,000th grant, Society experts have named Nat Geo's top grant projects since 1890.