Being Black in China...

Heather Greenwood Davis blogs about her family's y... ...he world at Globe Trotting Mama. In an article at NatGeo 's Intelligent Travel blog, she tells what it was...

http://www.neatorama.com/2013/04/22/Being-Black-in-China/

The National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest 2013...

(Image credit: Nicola Kastner) (Image credit: Ali... ...ll want to go see the pictures already entered at NatGeo Traveler. Link

http://www.neatorama.com/2013/04/09/The-National-Geographic-Traveler-Photo-Contest-2013/

Europe’s Wild Men...

The custom of dressing up as wild animals and monsters dates back to pagan rites surrounding the winter solstice in Europe. These traditions continue today, centered around festivals from midwinter to Easter, evoking the...

http://www.neatorama.com/2013/03/19/Europes-Wild-Men/

Revival of Extinct Species...

Since we saw Jurassic Park in 1993, research on DNA and cloning has brought the idea of bringing back extinct species forward from fantasy to practical possibility. Cloning livestock is easier than ever. Scientists deliv...

http://www.neatorama.com/2013/03/15/Revival-of-Extinct-Species/

Meeting 9,000 Penguins...

Satellite images can tell researchers where penguins nest even when the birds are hard to see, because they leave a lot of penguin poop. One such image pointed to a huge, previously unknown colony of thousands of Empero...

http://www.neatorama.com/2013/01/18/Meeting-9000-Penguins/

The Best Camera-trap Pictures of 2012...

National Geographic posted a gallery of six animal self-portraits from all over the world. Pictured here is a common genet captured by camera trap in Yemen. They are all beautiful, but I don't understand why this one did...

http://www.neatorama.com/2012/12/23/The-Best-Camera-trap-Pictures-of-2012/

National Geographic's New Phenomena...

National Geographic has opened a new science blog... ...first post.The archives for each blog are all at NatGeo

http://www.neatorama.com/2012/12/23/National-Geographics-New-Phenomena/

Cheetahs in Slow Motion...

[http://vimeo.com/53914149] (vimeo link)At 1200 frames per second, the first minute of this video only covers one second of the cheetah's run! Greg Wilson shot high-speed footage of five cheetahs from the Cincinnati Zoo,...

http://www.neatorama.com/2012/11/27/Cheetahs-in-Slow-Motion/

The Escape Velocity of Emperor Penguins...

The November issue of Nationakl Geographic magazine has a special section on Antarctica's emperor penguins called Escape Velocity. You can see some large-format photographs from the feature by award-winning wildlife phot...

http://www.neatorama.com/2012/10/23/The-Escape-Velocity-of-Emperor-Penguins-2/