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Editor in Chief Chris Johns writes about imperiled species, and the importance of time well spent.

It took Mount Rushmore sculptor Gutzon Borglum two tries to get Thomas Jefferson right.

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See the winners, download wallpaper, and play puzzles from the 2008 National Geographic International Photo Contest.

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