1998 July – December

Bottlenose Whales: Pioneering Research Tracks Deep Divers of the North Atlantic
At home in pitch- dark depths lethal to most marine mammals, these cetaceans may be the deepest divers of all.
New York's Chinatown
As immigration to New York surges, this vibrant Manhattan neighborhood provides Chinese newcomers a familiar setting in which to build their American dream.
Orangutans in the Wild
Backbreaking fieldwork and meticulous attention to scientific detail bring a deeper understanding of the elusive red apes of the Borneo rain forest.
Return to Mars
Twenty- one years after NASA landed its first emissary on the red planet, Pathfinder touched down on July 4, 1997, and recorded images and data that astounded the world.
[ Titanic: ] Tragedy in Three Dimensions
Computer- aided editing transforms scenes from a diver's video into extraordinary still lifes of the somber wreck lying 12, 500 feet below the surface.
The Dawn of Humans: Redrawing Our Family Tree?
South Africa yields fossil evidence that challenges old assumptions about humankind's beginnings.
Indonesia Fires { Indonesia's Plague of Fire}
Unchecked fires smolder throughout the rain forests of Sumatra and Borneo, spawning respiratory illness, traffic accidents, and food shortages across Southeast Asia.

America's Wilderness { Wilderness- -America's Lands Apart}
Early settlers saw the continent's forested wildlands as a fearful challenge. Today people seek nature to recharge their urbanized souls. Nearly 5 percent of U. S. land has been designated wilderness, but how it is used and managed is far from settled.
Nebraska: Standing Tall Again
Street gangs have sprung up in Omaha, but heartland values hold firm in a land where neighbors are quick to lend a hand.
Abusir Tomb: Egyptian Priest's Undisturbed Burial Discovered
The crypt of an Egyptian priest, hidden deep below the sands and undisturbed for 2, 500 years, promises to yield knowledge as valuable as a pharaoh's treasure.
Shackleton Expedition { Shackleton: Epic of Survival}
After pack ice trapped their ship, explorer Ernest Shackleton and his men abandoned their dream of crossing Antarctica on foot and began a 20- month struggle to survive.
Red Colobus Monkeys { Zanzibar's Endangered Red Colobus Monkeys}
Deforestation and a low reproductive rate could spell the end for tree- dwelling monkeys on the increasingly crowded East African island of Zanzibar.
The Cossacks { A Comeback for the Cossacks}
Armed with memories of bygone glory, a centuries- old warrior caste crusades for order and discipline in tumultuous modern Russia.
Jaws- -Maui's Monster Waves { Maui Surf; In the Teeth of Jaws}
A dozen times a year Pacific storms and the underwater topography of Maui's north shore combine to create monster waves called Jaws. Only a handful of surfers even try to ride the Hawaiian behemoths.