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.

We Hope This Story Horrifies You

EVERY MOTHER’S SON • Black mothers pose with the sons they fear losing to violence. The project is called “Stranger Fruit.”

Earth or Bust! A Map for Aliens • THE MAP THAT NASA SENT INTO SPACE IN 1972, OR ITS 2020 REBOOT, COULD LEAD EXTRATERRESTRIALS TO EARTH. IS THAT A GOOD THING?

Giving Aliens Our Address

SOUNDS BOOST HEALTH OF AILING CORAL REEFS • A LIVELY SEA-CREATURE SOUNDTRACK DRAWS FISH TO REPOPULATE DAMAGED REEFS, STUDY FINDS.

FROM THE SHARK’S PERSPECTIVE • AS CAMERA TECHNOLOGY EVOLVES, THE CRITTERCAM’S GOAL REMAINS THE SAME: TO GO WHERE HUMANS CAN’T.

HOW THE VIRUS HITS ANIMALS

RIAAN RIFKIN

Sorrow First, Then Resilience • TO THIS PHOTOGRAPHER, WITNESSING THE STRENGTH OF THE PEOPLE STRUCK BY THE PANDEMIC WAS WORTH THE RISK OF GETTING INFECTED HIMSELF.

FEATURES

DINOSAURS • Using innovative scientific techniques and a flood of recently discovered fossils, paleontologists are rewriting what we know about the ancient beasts—from the color of their skin and feathers to how they were raised, how they lived, and how they evolved.

01 HOW THEY MOVED

02 HOW THEY HATCHED

03 HOW THEY GREW

04 HOW THEY LOOKED

05 HOW THEY SOCIALIZED

STOLEN LIVES • SEX TRAFFICKING IS A WORLDWIDE SCOURGE, ENSNARING MILLIONS OF CHILDREN. THIS IS HOW TWO GIRLS WITH DREAMS—ONE FROM INDIA, THE OTHER FROM BANGLADESH—WERE FORCED INTO PROSTITUTION.

SAVING THE AMAZON’S GIANT RAPTORS • Scientists, Brazil nut collectors, landowners, and tourism hosts are joining forces to help conserve one of the world’s largest eagles.

OUR TRAILS OUR LEGACY • National scenic paths take us to America’s last wild places, but they’re threatened by neglect, climate change, and crowding. It’s up to us to preserve them.

NICHOLE SOBECKI