National Geographic Magazine is hosting the 2010 Photography Contest.Browse these 47 images on this link and give us your top three in the comments section.
I will tally the votes at the end and we'll see which ones win first, second and third prize.


After you comment, feel free to explore the Nat Geo photography website itself.  It is a great resource.



National Geographic's Photography Contest 2010 - The Big Picture - Boston.com




Mr. Erdosy's Choices:
#1:  Photo 2, the Supercell Thunderstorm
#2: Photo 24, incredible exposure shot of a ridge road at night.
#3: Photo 41, very cool!

You and I share recent common ancestors with chimpanzees.  We share more distant common ancestors with monkeys.  We share still more distance common ancestors with lions, crocodiles, octopi and palm trees.


Our task for the next few weeks to wrap our heads around this startling truth.


There will be many things in this video that you will scratch your head at in confusion.  Darwin?  Who is that guy?  What did he do?  What is natural selection? 


Hopefully, we will begin to understand why the 'secrets of evolution are Time and Death.'  


We will examine "the unbroken thread that stretches from those first cells, to us."


In these few weeks, we will work to understand how and why organisms change over time.


What are some questions you have surrounding this complex but fundamental issue?