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Go behind the scenes and watch the best of the best from 2004: photographer interviews, video, animations, and multimedia shows. Then explore all of our stories from 2004 by clicking on the title of each month (below).
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January
Photo: Mars

 Mars Revisited
VIDEO Watch an animation of weather conditions that supports current evidence of liquid water on Mars.
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February
Photo: Polar bears

 Polar Bears
SIGHTS & SOUNDS Experience the thrill of polar bears wrestling in fresh snowdrifts in this multimedia exclusive.
March
Photo: tree frog

 Hotspot: Brazil
SIGHTS & SOUNDS Visit the rare and unique animals of the Atlantic forest: sloths, porcupines, and dancing frogs.
Photo: Harp seal

 Harp Seals
VIDEO Learn about harp seals and the men who hunt them in this video interview with photographer Brian Skerry.
April
Photo: Tornado

 Chasing Tornadoes
SIGHTS & SOUNDS Speed into the path of an oncoming tornado and see up close footage of an F4 tornado.
Photo: Cranes fly by as the sun sets

 Crane Cam
MULTIMEDIA Watch the sandhill crane migration—one of nature’s most spectacular shows—on Nebraska’s Platte River.

May
Photo: Man and woman from Great Plains

 Great Plains
SIGHTS & SOUNDS Experience the changing landscape of the Great Plains and meet the people determined to roll with it.
June
Photo: Iraqi Shiite

 Shiites of Iraq
SIGHTS & SOUNDS Meet the Shiites and learn what fuels their move to a position of power in Iraq's government.
Photo: Underwater organisms

 Monterey Menagerie
MULTIMEDIA Discover the peculiar underwater creatures of Monterey Canyon with a "ropecam."

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July
Photo: Sun's magnetic loops

 Stormy Star
MULTIMEDIA See sunspots, solar flares, and other space weather in this series of action images, videos, and computer simulations.
August
Photo: Muscles on the beach

 The New Jersey Shore
SIGHTS & SOUNDS Discover the nude beaches and tattooed sideshow artists on the Jersey Shore.

September
Photo: A Native American boy

 Indian Renaissance
MULTIMEDIA Find out how Native Americans are reclaiming their place on the national stage.

Photo: A honey badger

 Honey Badgers
VIDEO Watch a honey badger capture and devour a cobra, head first.
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October
Photo: A snow fox

 Seasons of the Snow Fox
SIGHTS & SOUNDS Go into the snow-white world of the arctic fox with photographer Norbert Rosing.

Photo: A photograph by Robb Kendrick

 ZipUSA: 89801
MULTIMEDIA Learn how photographer Robb Kendrick is keeping the 19th-century art of
tintype alive.
November
Photo: Australian farmer

 Australia's Monsoon
MULTIMEDIA What's life like for a photographer covering the wet down under? Experience life on assignment.

December
Photo: An elephant playing underwater

 Okavango Underwater
SIGHTS & SOUNDS Delve into the Okavango Delta with photographer David Doubilet.
Photo: Man swinging light

 Search for Other Earths
VIDEO Watch a simulation of large planet formation.