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Friday, September 19, 2008 Sign Up for Newsletters New This Week • PHOTOS: Strange New Species Found on Great Barrier Reef • Underwater Museum Planned for Egypt's Alexandria • PHOTO IN THE NEWS: DNA-Based Neanderthal Face Unveiled • Conservative Voters Have Stronger Startle Reflexes? Week in Photos Horses fight, Hurricane Ike stirs up a storm of memories, Baghdad turns red, painted soldiers celebrate, and more in the week's best news photos. See the Photos See Latest News » More News Photos » Top Stories of the Week Hundreds of New Reef Creatures Found in Australia A recent survey has found scores of previously unknown marine animals in popular dive areas. "People have been swimming past these big, showy animals for years," said one marine scientist.   PHOTOS: Underwater Museum for Egypt Sunken Treasures? With towering glass "sails" and fiberglass tunnels on the seafloor, a futuristic underwater museum in Alexandria may bring visitors deep into the site of Cleopatra's sunken palace.   PHOTO: DNA-Based Neanderthal Face Unveiled Redheaded like her namesake, Wilma—the first recreation of a Neanderthal based on DNA evidence—makes her debut this week.   See Latest News »   Latest Photo News                   HURRICANE IKE PHOTOS: The Aftermath   PHOTOS: Strange New Species Found on Great Barrier Reef     More Photos »   Latest Video News                   VIDEO: Pregnant Woman Sacrificed?   VIDEO: Arctic Ice in "Death Spiral"     More Videos »   Most Viewed News of the Week   1. HURRICANE IKE PHOTOS: Storm Pummels Texas Coast 2. HURRICANE IKE PHOTOS: Galveston Braces for Storm 3. HURRICANE IKE PHOTOS: The Aftermath 4. "Freak" Hurricane Ike Will Cost $22 Billion 5. Blind "Ant From Mars" Found in Amazon   More Most Viewed »   Animal News   Blind "Ant From Mars" Found in Amazon Whales Had Legs, Wiggled Hips, Study Says   More Animal News »   Ancient World   Rare Mass Tombs Discovered Near Machu Picchu Stonehenge Partiers Came From Afar, Cattle Teeth Show   More Ancient World »   Environment News   "Freak" Hurricane Ike Will Cost $22 Billion BEFORE AND AFTER: Hurricane Ike Flattens Texas Towns   More Environment News »   Cultures News   TRAVEL/CULTURE PHOTOS WEEKLY: Fire Ritual, Festivals ... Conservatives Have Stronger Startle Reflexes?   More Cultures News »   Space & Tech News   SPACE PHOTOS THIS WEEK: Dark Matter, Gamma Ray Burst PHOTO IN THE NEWS: Hubble Snaps Rare Aligned Galaxies   More Space and Tech News »     Photo of the Day See Photo Download Wallpaper If you received this email from a friend and would like to subscribe to this or other National Geographic emails, click here. Unsubscribe | Change Email Address | Update Email Preferences | Privacy Policy | Mission Statement Click the unsubscribe link above to be removed from our email program, or send your request to… National Geographic; Attn: E-newsletter Program; 1145 17th Street NW; Washington, DC 20036. Copyright © 2008 National Geographic Society. All Rights Reserved. To ensure that you receive your National Geographic emails, please add ngs@newsletters.nationalgeographic.com to your address book now.