1997 January – June

The Imperiled Nile Delta
As the Mediterranean Sea encroaches and the Egyptian population grows, what's to become of the fertile lands at the mouth of the ancient river?
Peruvian Mummies Revisited { Sharp Eyes of Science Probe the Mummies of Peru}
An Inca maiden, sacrificed on an Andean peak five centuries ago, reveals more secrets.
Tree Giants of North America: Climbing an Ecological Frontier
Suspended hundreds of feet above the ground, scientists investigate the temperate rain forest canopies of the Pacific Northwest.
Joseph Rock { Our Man in China: Joseph Rock}
Explorer and journalist Joseph Rock brought China to life for Geographic readers in the 1920s and ' 30s.
Beneath the Tasman Sea
The plankton- rich waters off Australia's island state host rare and splendid creatures.
Field Notes
The Society's Committee for Research and Exploration helped fund 200 field projects last year.
Sri Lanka: A Continuing Ethnic War Tarnishes the Pearl of the Indian Ocean
A nation of azure skies and emerald fields in the Indian Ocean is turning crimson from bloody civil conflict.

Fig Trees { Borneo's Strangler Fig Trees}
These tropical giants often kill their hosts, but their fruit sustains myriad island animals.
Australia's Dog Fence { Traveling Australia's Dog Fence; Traveling the Australian Dog Fence}
Stretching across the outback, the 3, 300- mile barrier protects sheep from dingoes - - but poses ecological dilemmas.
Special Places: The Yellowstone { Yellowstone River; The Yellowstone, The Last Best River}
Tumbling out of Yellowstone National Park, one of the West's last undammed rivers carves a fantastic landscape on its way to meet the Missouri.
Moscow: The New Revolution
Free enterprise is changing the complexion of Russia's cosmopolitan capital.
Oil on Ice: Economic Boon, Environmental Disruption- -Alaska Weighs the Problem
After 20 years, Alaska's North Slope gusher is slowing down, and the industry has its eye on the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
The Hubble Telescope { Hubble's Eye on the Universe; Time Exposures: The Hubble Telescope Views the Universe From Space}
Astronomy's unmatched eye records the fringes of the universe from earth's orbit.