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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: National Geographic Society

National Geographic Society stories: 3 news summaries

(Newser) - An underwater photographer has died of the bends while filming for National Geographic, reports the Telegraph. Carl Spencer, 37, was part of team exploring the the British World War I hospital ship HMHS Britannic, the sister ship of the Titanic, off the coast of Greece. He collapsed and was airlifted... More »

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ocean • sea • National Geographic • bends • National Geographic Society • scuba • deep-water dives • dive • decompression sickness

DNA Study: Ancient Phoenicians Still With Us 

Phoenician blood in North Africa, MidEast

Oct 31, 08 8:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Phoenicians may have disappeared as a distinct society a few thousand years ago, but it turns out their imprint remains very much alive today. Genetic researchers have discovered the DNA of the seafaring civilization in the blood of men—as many as 1 in 17— who live today in... More »

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Lebanon • Syria • Morocco • Tunisia • DNA • Cyprus • Malta • National Geographic Society • Phoenicians • Genographic Project • Y chromosomes

 Lost Pyramid Found in Egypt 

4,500-year-oldtomb rediscovered

Jun 6, 08 3:06 AM CDT
(Newser) - The remnants of a 4,500-year-old Egyptian pyramid lost for generations has been rediscovered by archaeologists, National Geographic reports. It's believed to be the tomb of  King Menkauhor—who ruled in 2,400 BC—and was found in the midst of a sprawling burial complex at Saqqara, where scientists also... More »

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Pyramids • ancient Egypt • Memphis • King Menkauhor • Saqqara • Headless Pyramid • Supreme Council of Antiquities • National Geographic Society • Old Kingdom • Middle Kingdom • sarcophagus

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