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Meteorites Brought DNA "Ancestors" to Earth, Study Says - June 18, 2008

DNA presursors found in a meteorite suggest that life's raw ingredients may have formed in space, and may have been deposited elsewhere in the universe, scientists say.
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/06/080618-meteor-earth.html

Ancient Christian "Holy Wine" Factory Found in Egypt - June 18, 2008

Wine presses found near sacred Mount Sinai were likely part of the area's earliest winery and probably produced holy wine for export, archaeologists say.
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/16/081618-egypt-wine.html

VIDEO: Japanese in Brazil 100 Years - June 18, 2008

Today marks the 100th anniversary of the first Japanese immigrants to Brazil. Now many in the community of 1.5 million are known as excellent farmers.
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/06/080618-japanese-video-ap.html

VIDEO: Japan Squid Industry Halted - June 18, 2008

About three thousand squid vessels have suspended operations for two days across Japan due to skyrocketing fuel costs.
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/06/080618-japansquid-video-ap.html

VIDEO: Peru Artifacts Returned - June 17, 2008

Peru's government has reclaimed more than a hundred pre-Inca and colonial artifacts from private collections in Germany and the United States.
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/06/080617-peruartifacts-video-ap.html

Harsh Climate Scoured Early Earth, Study Says - June 17, 2008

Earth's early atmosphere may have been highly corrosive to rocks, gradually dissolving away all but the toughest of minerals, a new study suggests.
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/06/080617-early-earth.html

"Amazing" Dinosaur Trove Discovered in Utah - June 17, 2008

Two meat-eating dinosaurs, a probable Stegosaurus, and four sauropods quickly emerged at a dig that has found a "logjam" of fossils.
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/06/080617-utah-dinosaurs.html

Mass Extinctions Due to Sea Level Changes, Study Says - June 17, 2008

The rise and fall of the seas may have a more lethal toll on Earth's life than asteroids and supervolcanoes, according to a new study.
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/06/080617-sea-change-extinctions.html

PHOTOS: 1780 British Warship Found in Lake Ontario - June 17, 2008

A "holy grail" of Great Lakes wrecks, the remarkably intact H.M.S. Ontario is the oldest wreck yet found in the Great Lakes.
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/06/photogalleries/shipwreck-photos/index.html

Don't Rebuild on China Quake Faults, Experts Warn - June 17, 2008

More widespread death and destruction could occur if China rebuilds on the active tectonic faults that caused the May 12 quake in Sichuan Province, scientists say.
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/06/080617-china-rebuild.html