National Geographic Magazine

Amazing discoveries and experiences await you in every issue of National Geographic magazine. The latest news in science, exploration, and culture will open your eyes to the world’s many wonders.

FROM THE EDITOR

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC EXPLORERS • These contributors have received funding from the National Geographic Society, which is committed to illuminating and protecting the wonder of our world.

A CALL TO REMEMBER • This photographer’s project honors those whose lives were forever changed by the atomic bomb.

Science, Boiled Down to Pasta • PUTTING PHYSICS TO WORK IN REAL LIFE CAN MAKE THE SCIENCE LESS INTIMIDATING, MORE DIGESTIBLE—PERHAPS EVEN INSPIRING.

Consider the Pastabilities • One indisputable truth of the pasta-cooking experiment: It gave participants endless opportunities for puns and saucy wordplay.

More real-world science ventures

Telescope spies a third belt

SCANS UNDER THE SEA • CONTACTLESS UNDERWATER ULTRASOUND REVEALS DETAILS OF FEMALE RAYS ’ REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEMS.

Cutting off oxygen to kill tumors

A GOOD BOUNCE FOR RECYCLING • To reduce the waste from millions of tennis balls discarded each year, groups have begun reclaiming and reusing the balls’ materials.

TRAVEL RADAR • Hitting trails in Iceland and the Philippines, savoring comebacks in Africa and the U.S. West.

CHASING THE ELUSIVE IMAGE • IN MANY OF AMERICA’S URBAN CENTERS, GLIMPSING WILD ANIMALS IS BECOMING EASIER. BUT PHOTOGRAPHING THEM? NOT SO MUCH.

EXPLORING THE OTHERWORLDLY BEAUTY OF MICHIGAN'S UPPER PENINSULA • AS A NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC PHOTOGRAPHER, MICHAEL GEORGE HAS TRAVELED ALL OVER THE WORLD IN SEARCH OF NEW PLACES AND PERSPECTIVES. FOR HIS NEXT ADVENTURE, HE HAD A UNIQUE PLACE IN MIND: MICHIGAN’S UPPER PENINSULA, A REMOTE PLACE OF SPECTACULAR NATURAL BEAUTY.

ANGELO BERNARDINO • Protecting mangroves is key to mitigating climate change, this ecologist says.

SHOES THAT HIT THE HEIGHT OF FASHION • INRENAISSANCE ITALY, THE CHOPINE PUT NOBLE WOMEN ON A PEDESTAL—LITERALLY.

FEATURES

UNDER THE DOME • THE DOME OF THE ROCK—AN ARCHITECTURAL MASTERPIECE AND ISLAM’S THIRD HOLIEST SITE—IS REVEALING ITS SECRETS TO SCHOLARS GRANTED UNPRECEDENTED ACCESS.

SHAPED BY FAITH

IMPRINT OF THREE MILLENNIA

OLD CITY TODAY

A SITE FOR THE CENTURIES

GHOST FORESTS • Bald cypress trees have stood as sentinels over thousands of years of history. Now they’re teaching us something about our future.

SAVING CYPRESSES

THE SOUND OF ICE • Travelers to Chile’s ice fields discover that the majestic silence of the glaciers is increasingly shattered by the din of loss.

MASSIVE MELTDOWN

WHAT TO KNOW: CHILEAN GLACIERS

An Exceptional Wilderness • To help protect its largest wildlife preserve, Mozambique is giving local people a stake in its success.

Sharing the Land

ANDREA FRAZZETTA • FROM OUR PHOTOGRAPHERS