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September 2, 2010 10:03 am
Posted By nova in Life Lonesome George is the last of his species, the Pinta Island Tortoises. He is housed at the Darwin Centre in the Galapagos and there is a $10,000 reward for finding him a female.
September 2, 2010 9:22 am
Posted By nova in Space Astronomers have woven NASA Hubble Space Telescope images of Saturn, its rings, and several of its moons into three videos. This is a compilation of those videos.
September 2, 2010 7:22 am
Posted By nova in Documentaries A Panorama documentary on the Church of Scientology.
September 1, 2010 9:09 am
Posted By nova in War President Obama announces the end of the combat mission in Iraq and discusses the future of the U.S. commitment to helping build a stable Iraq.
September 1, 2010 6:45 am
Posted By nova in Documentaries Afghanistan supplies virtually all of the world's illegal opium. For Afghans themselves, however, feelings about poppy are conflicted.
August 28, 2010 6:48 pm
Posted By nova in Documentaries At 165 pounds, and allegedly made from the skins of 160 donkeys, the Codex Gigas (aka The Devil's Bible) is the world's largest and most mysterious medieval manuscript.
August 28, 2010 7:18 am
Posted By nova in Nature Cartoonist Jim Toomey created the comic strip Sherman's Lagoon, a wry look at underwater life starring Sherman the talking shark. In this talk he addresses how he uses his comic to shed light on oceanic issues.
August 28, 2010 6:56 am
Posted By nova in Documentaries There's no denying that the rise of the private military contractor is transforming the way we wage war. They earn four times more than regular soldiers, act with impunity and in Iraq outnumber all non-US soldiers combined.
August 21, 2010 8:02 pm
Posted By nova in Documentaries This 2010 National Geographic documentary gives you a unique look into the techniques used to take down wanted criminals. See the actual recorded footage of an investigation and take-down of an international arms dealer.
August 21, 2010 8:20 am
Posted By nova in Technology The Z Backscatter Van (ZBV) is a scanning system built into a commercially available van that allows an operator to view the contents of vehicles, containers and persons along its path or passing by the van. Latest Images
1. Australian Sunrise
Australian Sunrise (Image)
2. Fire in The Sky
Fire in The Sky (Image)
3. Mars Meteorite Imaged by Opportunity
Mars Meteorite Imaged by Opportunity (Image)
4. Inside An Exploding Star
Inside An Exploding Star (Image)
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