Best News Pictures of 2010: Your Picks From National Geographic News

You clicked, we noticed. See the best photo galleries of 2010 from National Geographic News, as measured by viewer interest—including a shocking sinkhole in Guatemala, fish with "hands," volcanic lightning in Iceland, and a crocodile-elephant fight.

1. Photos: Sinkhole Pierces Guatemala
Yes, it's real. See multiple views of the 30-story-deep sinkhole in Guatemala that swallowed a three-story building in June.
2. Photos: Fish With "Hands" Identified
Nine fish that use handlike fins to walk, rather than swim, off Australia were identified as new species in May.
3. Photos: Best of 10-Year Marine Census
See "Mr. Blobby" and the other stars of our 13 favorite pictures from the Census of Marine Life, which concluded in October.
4. Photos: Strange Species Found Off Greenland
From deep-sea "aliens" to promising seafood specimens, 38 striking fish species were spotted off Greenland for the first time in April.
5. Photos: Lightning Adds Flash to Ash
Intense lightning storms mixed with ash clouds to electrify the night sky over Iceland's Eyjafjallajökull volcano in April.
6. Photos: Sinkholes Around the World
The sinkhole that opened up in Guatemala in June added to the chasms—natural and human-induced—that have appeared from Alabama to Iceland.
7. Photos: New, Rare Species Found
A bat with trumpet-like nostrils and a katydid that "aims for the eyes" were among the hundreds of species seen in Papua New Guinea in 2009.
8. Photos: Crocodile Attacks Elephant
In an unusual ambush, a Nile crocodile grabbed onto an elephant's trunk at an African water hole this summer. See which animal came out alive.
9. Satellite Pictures: Gulf Oil Spill's Evolution
See the growth and evolution of the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, as viewed from space.
10. Photos: Gulf Spill From Above
The spread of oil on the water's surface in April was a clue used to determine the size of the leak from the Gulf of Mexico rig disaster.