1. Best Wild Animal Photos of 2008 Announced
Man and right whale size each other up in the winner of the 2008 Wildlife
Photographer of the Year competition's underwater category, announced on
October 30. "The whales were highly curious of us. Many of these animals had
never seen a human before," Skerry told National Geographic.
2. Giant, Unknown Animals Found off Antarctica
Collected from deep Antarctic seas, this 9.8-inch-long
(25-centimeter-long) giant sea spider was one of 30,000 animals--many new to
science--found during a 35-day census in early 2008 and featured in a National
Geographic News gallery on March 28. Other odd discoveries included a
balloon-like sea squirt and giant starfish.
3. Best Science Images of 2008 Announced
Under intense magnification, a long-fin squid's suckers--each no wider
than a human hair--resemble the leafy star of Little Shop of Horrors. This
electron-micrograph image may have only won an honorable mention in the 2008
International Science and Engineering Visualization Challenge, but thanks to
enthusiastic bloggers, these suckers were the breakout stars of National
Geographic News's gallery of the contest's highlights, posted on September 25.
Among the other marquee attractions: a bugged-out take on the Mad Hatter's tea
party and a "glass forest."
4. Eight Natural Wonders Added to UN Heritage List
Filed with forests, waterfalls, and fantastically shaped granite peaks
and pillars, China's 56,710-acre (22,950 hectare) Mount Sanqingshan National
Park was among the 174 wild sites--eight of them featured in this
gallery--added to the UN World Heritage list in July 2008. Chosen by a
committee of the UN's Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization
(UNESCO), World Heritage sites are natural and cultural areas recognized for
their universal value to humanity. (Photo: CRIOnline)
5. Hurricane Ike Pummels Texas Coast
On Sept. 13 a worker inspects damage in front of the JPMorgan Chase Tower
in downtown Houston, Texas, after powerful Hurricane Ike slammed into the Gulf
Coast, damaging buildings, flooding streets, and knocking out power for
millions of people.With winds reaching 110 miles (177 kilometers) an hour, Ike
came ashore above Galveston, Texas, as a strong Category 2 storm just after 3
a.m. ET.
6. Chile Volcano Erupts With Ash and Lightning
After 9,000 years of silence, Chile's Chaiten volcano erupted, generating
on May 3 what may have been a "dirty thunderstorm." These little-understood
storms may be caused when rock fragments, ash, and ice particles collide to
produce static charges--just as ice particles collide to create charges in
regular thunderstorms. The eruption, which continued off and on for months,
forced the evacuation of thousands of residents and cattle from this corner of
Patagonia.
7. Alien-like Squid Seen at Deep Drilling Site
A mile and a half (two and a half kilometers) underwater, this
alien-like, long-armed, and--strangest of all--"elbowed" Magnapinna squid is
seen in a still from a video clip obtained by National Geographic News from and
published on Nov. 24.
8. Colossal Squid Revealed in First In-Depth Look
The carcass of a colossal squid floats in a tank at the Museum of New
Zealand on April 30, giving scientists their first close look at the elusive
deep-sea creature. The squid was frozen for months after being caught by
fishers off Antarctica in 2007. A dissection of the thawed beast yielded
astonishing discoveries, including the animal kingdom's largest eyes and
light-emitting organs that may serve as cloaking devices, scientists said.
9. Best Microscopic Images of 2008 Announced
Glowing-hot carbon nanotubes form an expanding orange ball in this
winning image from the 2008 Small World photomicrography competition, sponsored
by Nikon and featured in an October 15 National Geographic News gallery. In
nine other masterworks of magnification, a beetle danced on a pin, and drugs
yielded crystal rainbows.
10. Hurricane Ike: Galveston Braces for Storm
Sylvia Renteria recoils as a wave churned by Hurricane Ike meets a
seawall in Galveston, Texas, on Sept. 12. Before landfall, the National Weather
Service's chilling warnings of "certain death" spurred officials and residents
of the coastal town to gird for the worst--and stoked fears of a replay of the
devastating 1900 Galveston hurricane that killed 6,000.
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