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National Geographic Magazine

Oct 01 2019
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.

OCTOBER | WHAT’S COMING

Saving Animals by Telling Their Stories

FRAGILE LIFE IN FRESHWATER • Glimpses of the endangered world that lies below the surface in rivers, creeks, and lakes

THE BACKSTORY • FRESH WATER IS LESS THAN 3 PERCENT OF EARTH’S WATER, BUT IT IS HOME TO ALMOST HALF OF ALL FISH SPECIES.

Cat vs. Bird: The Battle Lines • CATS ARE KILLING BILLIONS OF BIRDS. TO SAVE BIRDS, SHOULD WE KILL OFF CATS? A FAN OF BOTH ANIMALS SEEKS A BETTER SOLUTION.

Cat proliferation, by the numbers

LARGEST BEE FILMED IN WILD

IT’S TRU. KEYTRUDA®

BACK FROM THE BRINK • These five animal species once faced extinction, but their populations are bouncing back—thanks to intensive conservation efforts.

TO WARD OFF EXTINCTIONS, SCIENTISTS GET CREATIVE

FOR THIS SPECIES, PROTECTION IS TOO LITTLE, TOO LATE

UNTANGLING WHALES • ILLUMINATING THE MYSTERIES—AND WONDERS—ALL AROUND US EVERY DAY

WEAKENING LIFE’S GREEN FOUNDATION • Plants anchor our planet’s ecosystems but hundreds have gone extinct—with unclear consequences.

Lessons From the Last of His Kind • THE LAST MALE NORTHERN WHITE RHINOCEROS TAUGHT A PHOTOGRAPHER THAT WE CANNOT IGNORE OUR CONNECTIONS TO NATURE—OR TO EACH OTHER.

VANISHING • WHAT WE LOSE WHEN ANIMALS GO EXTINCT

SURVIVING, DESPITE US • SEA TURTLES HAVE ROAMED THE OCEANS FOR 100 MILLION YEARS, BUT WE ARE PUTTING THESE RESILIENT REPTILES AT RISK.

GIRAFFES • THE MYSTERIOUS GIANTS FACE INCREASING THREATS IN AFRICA. RELOCATING ANIMALS COULD HELP SAVE SOME SPECIES—BUT POSES NEW RISKS.

GIRAFFES IN DANGER

WHERE FISH ARE STUCK IN TIME • A LOUISIANA BIOLOGIST’S HUGE—AND CREEPY—COLLECTION OF AQUATIC LIFE SHOWS HOW HUMANS HAVE PUSHED SOME SPECIES TOWARD EXTINCTION.

THE DINOSAUR IN THE ROOM • FOSSILS OF LONG-EXTINCT CREATURES AREN’T JUST FOR MUSEUMS. TODAY THEY’RE IN HOMES AND BUSINESSES, AS WEALTHY COLLECTORS INDULGE A CONTROVERSIAL HOBBY.

NISTAR PS • PHOTOS FROM OUR COMMUNITY


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Frequency: Monthly Pages: 144 Publisher: National Geographic Society Edition: Oct 01 2019

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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.

OCTOBER | WHAT’S COMING

Saving Animals by Telling Their Stories

FRAGILE LIFE IN FRESHWATER • Glimpses of the endangered world that lies below the surface in rivers, creeks, and lakes

THE BACKSTORY • FRESH WATER IS LESS THAN 3 PERCENT OF EARTH’S WATER, BUT IT IS HOME TO ALMOST HALF OF ALL FISH SPECIES.

Cat vs. Bird: The Battle Lines • CATS ARE KILLING BILLIONS OF BIRDS. TO SAVE BIRDS, SHOULD WE KILL OFF CATS? A FAN OF BOTH ANIMALS SEEKS A BETTER SOLUTION.

Cat proliferation, by the numbers

LARGEST BEE FILMED IN WILD

IT’S TRU. KEYTRUDA®

BACK FROM THE BRINK • These five animal species once faced extinction, but their populations are bouncing back—thanks to intensive conservation efforts.

TO WARD OFF EXTINCTIONS, SCIENTISTS GET CREATIVE

FOR THIS SPECIES, PROTECTION IS TOO LITTLE, TOO LATE

UNTANGLING WHALES • ILLUMINATING THE MYSTERIES—AND WONDERS—ALL AROUND US EVERY DAY

WEAKENING LIFE’S GREEN FOUNDATION • Plants anchor our planet’s ecosystems but hundreds have gone extinct—with unclear consequences.

Lessons From the Last of His Kind • THE LAST MALE NORTHERN WHITE RHINOCEROS TAUGHT A PHOTOGRAPHER THAT WE CANNOT IGNORE OUR CONNECTIONS TO NATURE—OR TO EACH OTHER.

VANISHING • WHAT WE LOSE WHEN ANIMALS GO EXTINCT

SURVIVING, DESPITE US • SEA TURTLES HAVE ROAMED THE OCEANS FOR 100 MILLION YEARS, BUT WE ARE PUTTING THESE RESILIENT REPTILES AT RISK.

GIRAFFES • THE MYSTERIOUS GIANTS FACE INCREASING THREATS IN AFRICA. RELOCATING ANIMALS COULD HELP SAVE SOME SPECIES—BUT POSES NEW RISKS.

GIRAFFES IN DANGER

WHERE FISH ARE STUCK IN TIME • A LOUISIANA BIOLOGIST’S HUGE—AND CREEPY—COLLECTION OF AQUATIC LIFE SHOWS HOW HUMANS HAVE PUSHED SOME SPECIES TOWARD EXTINCTION.

THE DINOSAUR IN THE ROOM • FOSSILS OF LONG-EXTINCT CREATURES AREN’T JUST FOR MUSEUMS. TODAY THEY’RE IN HOMES AND BUSINESSES, AS WEALTHY COLLECTORS INDULGE A CONTROVERSIAL HOBBY.

NISTAR PS • PHOTOS FROM OUR COMMUNITY


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