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Photo: A boy eating from a red cup

11/06/09

A boy eating from a red cup

Photo: A baby lemur eating pumpkin pieces

11/03/09

A baby lemur eating pumpkin pieces

Photo: Meerkats eating a pumpkin

11/03/09

Meerkats eating a pumpkin

Photo: Clockmaker Scott Gow touches up a large replica clock in 2003

10/27/09

Clockmaker Scott Gow touches up a large replica clock in 2003

Photo: A lion in the grass

10/16/09

A lion in the grass

Photo: An adult female Bagheera kiplingi

10/14/09

An adult female Bagheera kiplingi

Illustration: In an artist's conception, NASA's LCROSS probe sends its spent Centaur rocket hurtling toward the moon.

10/09/09

In an artist's conception, NASA's LCROSS probe sends its spent Centaur rocket hurtling toward the moon.

Photo: Baby flying foxes with bottles

10/07/09

Baby flying foxes with bottles

Illustration: "Ardi"

10/02/09

Oldest human skeleton found

Photo: Happy the hippo

09/30/09

Happy the hippo

Illustration: A reading skateboarder

09/23/09

A reading skateboarder

Illustration: Raptorex kriegsteini, an ancestor of Tyrannosaurus rex

09/18/09

Raptorex kriegsteini, an ancestor of Tyrannosaurus rex

Photo: Watermelons

09/15/09

Watermelons

Photo: President Obama speaking with children

09/08/09

President Obama speaking with children

Photo: Laura Dekker

09/01/09

Laura Dekker

Photo: Lombard St. Becomes Candy Land Game

08/20/09

San Francisco's Lombard St. was transformed into the Candy Land board game.

Photo: Squirrel with people and mountains in the background

08/18/09

Squirrel with people and mountains in the background

Photo: Squirrel with people and mountains in the background

08/13/09

Squirrel with people and mountains in the background

Photo: The NG Kids jeans display at Union Station

08/12/09

The NG Kids jeans display at Union Station

Photo: Kids build blocks for the LEGO light bulb

08/07/09

Kids build blocks for the LEGO light bulb

Photo: Still from the movie Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

07/28/09

Still from the movie Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Photo: Two Nomura's jellyfish

07/30/09

Two Nomura's jellyfish

Photo: Apollo 11 moon landing

07/16/09

Apollo 11 moon landing

Photo: Booda, Syd, and Surf Dog

07/13/09

Booda, Syd, and Surf Dog

Photo: The staring line of the Surf Dog Contest

07/13/09

The staring line of the Surf Dog Contest

Photo: Tai Shan with his birthday "cake"

07/09/09

Tai Shan with his birthday "cake"

Image: Australovenator wintonensis

07/07/09

Australovenator wintonensis

Photo: To celebrate the launch of the National Children’s Museum’s Ready, Set, Glow! project, families join Museum of Science Boston educator Don Salvatore, holding a firefly fishing pole, for a firefly night walk

07/01/09

To celebrate the launch of the National Children’s Museum’s Ready, Set, Glow! project, families join Museum of Science Boston educator Don Salvatore, holding a firefly fishing pole, for a firefly night walk

Photo: A lynx kitten

06/30/09

A lynx kitten

Photo: Upside down rollercoaster

06/26/09

The Corkscrew rollercoaster built in 1975 was the first rollercoaster with two loops.

Photo: Ocelot and box fan

06/24/09

On ocelot chills out at the Tallahassee Museum

Photo: A poison dart frog

06/18/09

A poison dart frog

Photo: A snow leopard

06/12/09

A snow leopard

Photo: A researcher tickles a young orangutan named Naru

06/09/09

A researcher tickles a young orangutan named Naru

06/04/09

Maggots

Photo: A pot shaped like a head

05/26/09

A pot shaped like a head

05/19/09

National Geographic Bee logo

Photo: Glowing mice

05/14/09

Glowing mice

Photo: Smuggled birds harnessed to Sony Dong's legs

05/12/09

Smuggled birds harnessed to Sony Dong's legs

Photo: A wolf spider walks across a leaf in Ohio

05/07/09

A wolf spider walks across a leaf in Ohio

Illustration: Backspacer

05/01/09

Backspacer

04/29/09

The Webby Awards People's Voice

Photo: Students from the Convent of the Sacred Heart School in New York City sweep up the city's Uni

04/22/09

Students from the Convent of the Sacred Heart School in New York City sweep up the city's Uni

Illustration: A leatherback sea turtle

04/16/09

A leatherback sea turtle

Photo: Peter Whittaker ascends fixed lines on a steep section below "the popcorn" in the Khumbu Icefall

04/15/09

Peter Whittaker ascends fixed lines on a steep section below "the popcorn" in the Khumbu Icefall

Photo: Rainbow jellyfish

04/02/09

Rainbow jellyfish

Photo: Presidential puppy Bo

04/13/09

Presidential puppy Bo

Photo: Stacks of pancakes being measured

04/09/09

Stacks of pancakes being measured

Photo: George Washington, one of the Nationals mascots

04/06/09

George Washington, one of the Nationals mascots

Photo: A coral reef

04/03/09

A coral reef

Image: Rainbow dolphin

04/01/09

Rainbow dolphin

Photo: Clouded leopard cub

03/31/09

Clouded leopard cub

Photo: First lady Michelle Obama, accompanied by students from Bancroft Elementary School

03/24/09

First lady Michelle Obama, accompanied by students from Washington's Bancroft Elementary School, takes part in groundbreaking of the White House Kitchen Garden, Friday, March 20, 2009, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington

Photo: "Vampire" fish

03/13/09

"Vampire" fish

Photo: Mimi, creator of www.freekibble.com, poses with dog

03/06/09

Mimi, creator of www.freekibble.com, poses with dog

Photo: Mimi, creator of www.freekibble.com, poses with kibble

03/06/09

Mimi, creator of www.freekibble.com, poses with kibble

Photo: A giant stingray

02/26/09

A giant stingray

Photo: A Pacific barreleye fish

02/24/09

A Pacific barreleye fish

Image: Cover of True Green for Kids

02/20/09

Cover of True Green for Kids

Photo: A purple martin and a geolocation device

02/17/09

A purple martin and a geolocation device

Illustration: Artist's depiction of a giant prehistoric snake

02/05/09

Artist's depiction of a giant prehistoric snake

Photo: A replica of President Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, and Chief Justice John Roberts built with LEGOs

01/27/09

A replica of President Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, and Chief Justice John Roberts built with LEGOs

Photo: A replica of President Obama's Inauguration built with LEGOs

01/27/09

A replica of President Obama's Inauguration built with LEGOs

Illustration: Potty-mouth amphibian jaw

01/15/09

Potty-mouth amphibian jaw

Photo: A pink iguana

01/08/09

A pink iguana

Photo: A diver and a giant coral colony

01/07/09

A diver and a giant coral colony

Photo: Bonnie the orangutan

01/06/09

Bonnie the orangutan

Illustration: The newly discovered Austroraptor (left) attacking a juvenile sauropod dinosaur

12/23/08

The newly discovered Austroraptor (left) attacking a juvenile sauropod dinosaur

Photo: Vice president-elect Joe Biden with a German shepherd puppy

12/16/08

Vice president-elect Joe Biden with a German shepherd puppy

12/04/08

Soyuz

Photo: Jane Goodall and a chimpanzee

11/26/08

Jane Goodall and a chimpanzee

Photo: Space Shuttle Endeavour launching on November 14

11/18/08

Space Shuttle Endeavour launching on November 14

Photo: A green anole lizard

11/11/08

A green anole lizard

Photo: Barack Obama with his family on election night

11/05/08

Barack Obama with his family on election night

Photo: An aquatic snail

10/28/08

An aquatic snail

Photo: A ladybug

10/23/08

A ladybug

Illustration: The "tails" side of one of the 2009 Lincoln pennies

10/21/08

The "tails" side of one of the 2009 Lincoln pennies

Image: Ayumu the chimp performing a memory task

10/14/08

Ayumu the chimp performing a memory task