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Lost "Sleeping Beauty" Mummy Formula Found
From: National Geographic News
January 26, 2009--She's one of the world's best-preserved bodies: Rosalia Lombardo, a two-year-old Sicilian girl who died of pneumonia in 1920. "Sleeping Beauty," as she's known, appears to be merely dozing beneath the glass front of her coffin in the Capuchin Catacombs of Palermo, Italy.
A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!!!
Hatshepsut, the Queen that ruled Egypt as a man
Source: National Geographic magazine Visit the National Geographic Photo Gallery to see the amazing images that accompanied this article. ~~~~~~~~~~ The King Herself What motivated Hatshepsut to rule ancient Egypt as a man while her stepson stood in the shadows? Her mummy, and her true story, have come to light.The Black Pharaohs
From: National Geographic An ignored chapter of history tells of a time when kings from deep in Africa conquered ancient Egypt. By Robert Draper, National Geographic Contributing Writer Photograph by Kenneth Garrett In the year 730 B.C., a man by the name of Piye decided the only way to save Egypt from itself was to invade it. Things would get bloody before the salvation came.The Genographic Project: Learn YOUR DNA trail
Source: National Geographic Magazine Online
https://www3.nationalgeographic.com/genographic/participate.html
FROM THE PROJECT DIRECTOR, Dr. Spencer Wells
Welcome! I'd like to tell you a little more about the Genographic Project and what to expect if you decide to take part in this real-time research effort.
Travel Dittie - Sioux City
I recently read in the March issue of National Geographic Traveler magazine a humorous little dittie that I thought I'd share about Sioux City, Iowa.
Sioux City: Turning Lemons into Lemonade
Pitch: A city turns a negative into positive.
Backstory: For years this Iowa city toted heavy emotional baggage-cringing at its airport code name: SUX.
Pet Threats
Source: National Geographic Magazine - Oct. 2007
Article by Catherine L. Barker
Clouded Leopard
National Geographic magazine
Clouded Leopard Neofelis nebulosa
This beautiful Asian cat, named for its spotted coat, is seldom seen in the wild, and its habits remain a bit mysterious. Clouded leopards roam the hunting grounds of Asia from the rain forests of Indonesia to the foothills of the Nepali Himalayas. Though little information is known about their population sizes, they are considered a vulnerable species.
Tales from the Bog
Source: National Geographic magazine, Sept. 2007
By Karen E. Lange
Photographs by Robert Clark
Using CT scans and radiocarbon dating, investigators hope to make sense of the bodies preserved in Europe’s wetlands.
Embryonic chicken grows back snipped wing
Source: National Geographic Magazine - July 2007
New World's First known shooting victim
Source: National Geographic Magazine - July 2007
Spanish Musket or Escopeta
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