National Geographic Magazine

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Protecting Sacred Land

WILD ABOUT SHARKS • A lifelong passion for these ocean predators sparked a career in conservation photography and a mission to share the love.

THE BACKSTORY • SHARKS ELICIT STRONG EMOTIONS, OFTEN ALARM OR PANIC. THIS PHOTOGRAPHER AIMS TO TURN FEAR INTO FASCINATION.

Why We Should Spare Parasites • SOME ARE HARMFUL, INVASIVE, CREEPY—BUT PARASITES BALANCE ECOSYSTEMS, AND KILLING THEM OFF COULD DOOM THE PLANET.

BREAKTHROUGHS • DISPATCHES FROM THE FRONT LINES OF SCIENCE AND INNOVATION

JESSICA NABONGO

CRAFTED FOR CATCHING

PLANET POSSIBLE • Invasive plant species are a problem across the United States. One remedy: Try making them into treats.

ON THE ISLAND OF ORCHIDS

Diving Under the Pyramids • THE PYRAMIDS IN EGYPT ARE MORE FAMOUS, BUT THE ONES IN SUDAN HIDE ROYAL BURIAL SITES THAT ARCHAEOLOGISTS CAN EXPLORE—AS LONG AS THEY DON’T MIND DIVING.

WE ARE HERE • NORTH AMERICA’S INDIGENOUS NATIONS ARE RECLAIMING THEIR SOVEREIGNTY: CONTROL OF THEIR LAND, LAWS, AND HOW THEY LIVE.

WHY CITIES ARE GOING WILD

SINKING FAST • AS THE NORTH COAST OF JAVA, INDONESIA, FADES AWAY, RESIDENTS STRUGGLE TO KEEP THEIR HOMES—AND THEIR HISTORY—FROM THE SAME FATE.

REVIVING THE ROAD TO ROME • THE APPIAN WAY SYMBOLIZED THE ROMAN EMPIRE’S MIGHT. NOW ITALY IS RESTORING THE ANCIENT HIGHWAY, HOPING TO CREATE A PILGRIMAGE ROUTE THROUGH HISTORY.

BEVERLY JOUBERT