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5/1991 Elephants, out of time, out of space
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The international ban on ivory trade has reduced poaching, but in both Africa and Asia the largest land mammal faces the long-term danger of dwindling habitat. 2 Chicago, home to 80 ethnic groups, is a checkerboard of distinct communities that form a whole greater than the sum of its parts. 50 Three decades after opening to the outside world, this Himalayan kingdom guards its wild beauty while enforcing codes to protect its culture. 79 Civilization and warfare evolved in the Tigris and Euphrates Valleys—today's Iraq—where great empires rose, then crumbled to dust. 102 Digging deep into garbage, researchers seek to solve the problem of mounting waste—and uncover surprising facts about what's in our landfills and how long it lasts. 116
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12/1994 animals at play
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Tickling and wrestling, toying with sticks and tires, animals young and old play together and by themselves. Such behavior appears crucial to normal development. Could it also be just pure fun? 2 The rails that stitched a nation together still haul its grain and keep its commercial heart beating. A double supplement map focuses on the Prairie Provinces. 36 The Confederate raider Alabama seized or burned 64 United States merchantmen before succumbing to a Union warship off France in 1864. Now a U. S.-French salvage team pieces together her story. 67 Birthplace of the tango, Argentina's largest city counts 11 million people—a third of the nation. Recovering from economic missteps, they dance to the healthy beat of free enterprise. 84 Celebrating the ordinary and the exalted, the sacred and the sensual, this beloved 19th-century individualist still stands as an unabashed prophet of joy. 106
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3/1994 Shanghai
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Shanghai, Communist leaders long denigrated China's largest city for its onetime role as the Paris of the Orient. Now they invite foreign firms in hopes of making the city the financial capital of Asia. 2 Simon Bolivar, South America's 19th-century revolutionary hero liberated five nations from Spain, while advocating strong central government. Americans still debate his legacy: Is it democracy or dictatorship? 36 Trindad and Tobago, Oil-rich and multiethnic, this two-island Caribbean nation makes an art of enjoying friends and family. Carnival, the yearly extravaganza of the senses, raises that art to its highest form. 66 The men of the U. S. Eighth Air Force battled Nazi Germany from five miles up, flying daytime bombing raids from England. Aboard B-1 7s they forged history—and lifelong friendships. 90 Hugh Road to Hunza By John McCarry *apps by Jonathan Blair In the mountains of northern Pakistan, Hunzakuts find more rewards than drawbacks in the highway that has opened their once isolated Shangri-la to the outside world. 114
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1/1994 Macaws
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New Eyes on the Universe By Bradford A. Smith Photographs by Roger H. Ressmeyer With revolutionary telescopes and a fleet of spaceborne instruments, scientists are seeing farther, and more clearly, into the universe. Now they struggle to make sense of this extraordinary information. 2 Great Flood of '93 By Alan MairsonWhen water rampaged through the upper Mississippi River basin last summer, it left both broken levees and broken hearts, stirring ^ up a century-old debate on U. S. • flood-control policy. Riding Out the Worst of Times By Bill Bryson Photographs by Jodi CobbA native son returns to flood-ravaged Des Moines, Iowa, and finds its virtues of grit, good humor, and neighborly generosity holding fast. Kyushu By Tracy Dahlby Photographs by Michael S. Yamashita Japan's southernmost main island sheds its backwater image as it lures research labs and high-tech factories—and claims its share of the Pacific Rim boom. Macaws: Winged Rainbows By Charles A. Munn Photographs by Frans Lanting Deep in the Peruvian Amazon these largest of parrots gather to eat riverbank clay. Why they do so is one ...
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4/1994 The Everglades, dying for help
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The Everglades: Dying for Help By Alan Mairson Photographs by Chris Johns, The vast saw grass wilderness on Florida's southern tip has endured fire, drought, and hurricane—and revived. But can Everglades National Park survive the continuing diversion of its freshwater? 2 Kamchatka By Bryan Hodgson Photographs by Sarah Leen, Nine time zones east of Moscow, this peninsula of fire and ice reels from economic upheaval. Entrepreneurs hope fisheries and adventure tourism will bring hard cash and a niche among Pacific Rim markets. 36 Riddle of the Lusitania By Robert D. Ballard Photographs by Jonathan Blair, Torpedoed by a German submarine on May 7, 1915, the British luxury liner Lusitania sank in 18 minutes, claiming 1,200 lives. Nearly 300 feet down in the Atlantic, scientists investigate the tragedy. 68 John Wesley Powell By Peter Miller Photographs by Bruce Dale, Renowned for his pioneering voyage through the Grand Canyon, the one-armed explorer also made lasting contributions to geography and voiced visionary warnings about development in the West. 89 Chile's Uncharted Cordillera Sarmiento By Jack Miller Photographs by Gordon Wiltsie Stormy s...
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12/1997 Wild Tigers
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2 Making Room for Wild Tigers Perilous but not hopeless, the future of the world's few thousand wild tigers hinges on providing them land, prey, and protection. BY GEOFFREY C. WARD PHOTOGRAPHS BY MICHAEL NICHOLS ,6 Sita: Life of a Wild Tigress No female wild tiger has produced more documented litters than Sita, who has boosted the tiger population in the Indian national park she calls home. PHOTOGRAPHS BY MICHAEL NICHOLS 48 Australia by Bike Wandering down under on two wheels brings an American journalist face-to-face with his adopted country. BY ROFF MARTIN SMITH PHOTOGRAPHS BY R. IAN LLOYD 68 The Royal Crypts of Copán Hidden for more than 1,500 years beneath the ruins of an ancient city in Honduras, the death house of an illustrious Maya ruler dazzles archaeologists with its regal cache. BY GEORGE E. STUART PHOTOGRAPHS BY KENNETH GARRETT ART BY CHRISTOPHER A. KLEIN ^ Double Map Supplement: Ancient Mesoamerica 94 The Age of Comets Cosmic visitors, with tails stretching across the heavens, bear remnants of the early solar system. BY WILLIAM R. NEWCOTT 110 Scaling the Dragon's Spires Drawn by natural arches and sheer cliffs, sport climbers tack...
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2/1996 into the heart of Glaciers
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2 Irian Jaya Former warriors and headhunters make peace with modern times as Indonesia develops its largest and wildest frontier. BY THOMAS O'NEILL PHOTOGRAPHS BY GEORGE STEINMETZ 34 Irian Jaya's People of the TreesThe Korowai live as their Stone Age ancestors did—in homes high in the rain forest. ARTICLE AND PHOTOGRAPHS BY GEORGE STEINMETZ ^ Double Map Supplement: Indonesia 44 Tex-Mex Border Two cultures twine along the 1,250-mile Rio Grande borderland, nearly a country unto itself. BY RICHARD CONNIFF PHOTOGRAPHS BY BRUCE DALE AND JOEL SARTORE 70 Into the Heart of Glaciers With the skill of divers and climbers, daring cavers explore labyrinths in the ice. PHOTOGRAPHS BY CARSTEN PETER 82 Thailand Gentleness is a given in a proud Buddhist nation that has turned itself into an economic tiger of the Pacific Rim. BY NOEL GROVE PHOTOGRAPHS BY JODI COBB 106 Our Polluted Runoff Stealthily it makes its way into our freshwater supplies, but hidden pollution can be controlled. BY JOHN G. MITCHELL PHOTOGRAPHS BY PETER ESSICK 126 The Fractured Caucasus Maps chart the beleaguered borders and ethnic diversity of this mountainous region. BY MIKE EDWAR...
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5/1994 Turkey
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Turkey Struggles for Balance By Thomas B. Allen Photographs by Reza, the crossroads of Asia and Europe, this progressive Muslim nation strives to carve out a major role in a diverse region beset by post-Cold War turmoil. 2 English Channel Tunnel By Cathy Newman Paintings by Ken Dallison, Joining England and France in a marriage of convenience, the 31mile-long "Chunnel" opens this month—and may shrink la différence between historic squabblers. 37 Rice, the Essential Harvest By Peter T White Photographs by Robb Kendrick, Symbol of life, wealth, and fertility from ancient times, rice even today sustains half the world. Now scientists hope to reinvent the grain to wrest more food from less land. 48 Wrangell-St. Elias: Alaska's Sky-High Wilderness By Noel Grove ;photographs by George E Mobley, Only a handful of homesteaders, prospectors, hunters, and visitors tackle the unforgiving terrain of our largest national park. With a double map supplement of Alaska. 80 Michelangelo's "Last Judgment" By Meg Nottingham Walsh Photographs by Victor R. Boswell, Jr., After years of painstaking restoration, the master's fresco abov...
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3/1995 Dead or Alive
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The Endangered Species Act By Douglas H. Chadwick Photographs by Joel Sartore, A controversial U. S. law that protects dwindling plant and animal species comes up for reauthorization this year. Good intentions have run wild at the expense of jobs and property rights, say critics of the act. 2 Bombay By John McCarry Photographs by Steve McCurry, Fueled by free-market reforms, Bombay has emerged as the economic engine driving India into the 21st century. Yet overflowing slums and religious tensions pose challenges to prosperity. 42 Chinchorro Mummies By Bernardo Arriaza Photographs by Enrico Ferorelli, Unearthed from the sands of northern Chile, intact burials from 7,000 years ago reveal secrets of a lost culture, including the world's earliest method of mummification. 68 Journey to Aldabra Text and photographs by David Doubilet, In the western Indian Ocean, four small coral islands—virtually uninhabited outposts of the Republic of Seychelles—teem with frigate-birds, giant tortoises, and a glorious parade of marine life. 90 North Carolina's Piedmont By Cathy Newman Photographs by Pete Souza The red-clay realm of the North Carolina Piedm...
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8/1997 Malaysias secret realm
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2 Islands at the Edge Shifting slivers of sand, the barrier islands that protect the Atlantic and Gulf coasts lure beach lovers into a losing battle with nature. BY JENNIFER ACKERMAN PHOTOGRAPHS BY ANNIE GRIFFITHS BELT 32 A New Light in the Sea Red Sea corals explode with fluorescent colors under the glow of ultraviolet light. ARTICLE AND PHOTOGRAPHS BY DAVID DOUBILET 44 The Frozen Face of Thalay Sagan No one has reached the summit of this 22,650-foot Himalayan peak by its ts north face. Two American climbers find out why. BY GREG CHILD PHOTOGRAPHS BY CHRIS NOBLE 54 Roman Legacy Fifteen centuries after the fall of Rome the empire's influence still pervades our culture in law, language, architecture, and government. BY T. R. REID PHOTOGRAPHS BY JAMES L. STANFIELD 84 Oregon's Outback In the state's rugged southeast corner the wind is a constant companion, and water is as rare as a neighbor. BY WILLIAM LEAST HEAT-MOON PHOTOGRAPHS BY SARAH LEEN 100 Malaysia After 40 years of independence this Southeast Asian nation: achieved peace and plenty—at a cost. BY T. R. REID PHOTOGRAPHS BY STUART FRANKLIN 122 Malaysia's Secret Realm Mists ...
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