March:
Geo cover story:  The Second World - The Cosmos of the Others. 
The “deep biosphere” surprises with a strange, but rich world:
microbes give cave exploration a potential for useful discoveries.

January:
Now online:  National Geographic's Radio Programm, NG Weekend,
with the Episode 212 - an interview with Carsten Peter,  how he
managed the difficulties for his assignment of the crystal giants.

January:
The opener of the Crystal Palace story (National Geographic
Magazine 11/08) was choosen to the Best from National Geographic
Magazine 2008.