2003 January – June

Puerto Rico: The State of the Island { Puerto Rico's Divided Passions; True Colors: Divided Loyalties in Puerto Rico}
Puerto Rico's Divided Passions As citizens they love their country; they also love their island home. Fifty years after becoming residents of a de facto U. S. colony, Puerto Ricans are rethinking the commonwealth's future. BY ANDREW COCKBURN PHOTOGRAPH
Dinosaurs: Cracking the Mystery of How They Lived { Dinosaurs Come Alive; Flesh and Bone: A New Generation of Scientists Brings Dinosaurs Back to Life}
Dinosaurs Come Alive Step aside, bone diggers and fossil hunters, a new generation of scientists is using computer modeling and a better understanding of living animals to bring dinosaurs back to life- virtually. BY JOEL ACHENBACH PHOTOGRAPHS BY ROBERT C
73106: Lemongrass on the Prairie { Zip USA: 73106; ZipUSA: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma}
ZipUSA: 73106 You won't find steak houses in this corner of Oklahoma City. In Little Saigon, noodle shops reign. BY FRANK BROWNING PHOTOGRAPHS BY PENNY DE LOS SANTOS
Sky- High in Wildest Alaska { Wrangell- St. Elias National Park; Alaska's Giant of Ice and Stone: Wrangell- St. Elias National Park}
Alaska's Giant of Ice and Stone Solitude seems as tangi- ble as the mountains in immense Wrangell- St. Elias National Park. This first in a series on American Landscapes surveys a wilderness of unyielding harshness and unbridled majesty. BY ] OHN G. MIT
Hotspot: Islands of the Pacific { Pacific Hotspot; Islands of the Pacific}
Hotspot: Islands of the Pacific Take 1, 400 remote specks of land, colonize them with migrant species, then wait a few millen- nia. That's the recipe for biodiversity in the tropical Pacific. BY MICHAEL PARFIT PHOTOGRAPHS BY TIM LAMAN
Qatar { Qatar's Move Toward Democracy; Revolution From the Top Down: Qatar}
Revolution From the Top Down First he overthrew his father. Now the ruler of the rich Persian Gulf nation of Qatar strives to modernize a conservative Islamic society by royal decree. BY MARY ANNE WEAVER PHOTOGRAPHS BY ROBB KENDRICK

Supplement:

A TRAVELER' S MAP OF THE WEST INDIES(20 1/8 x 31 1/8 inches)
Contents: Map of the West Indies; airports, beaches, casinos, cruise ports, historic sites, and protected areas noted; insets with maps, notes, area, population, capital, languages, currency, and government. ; Included: Illustrations: Soper' s Hole, Brit
WEST INDIES(20 1/8 x 31 1/8 inches)
Contents: Map of the West Indies with notes; insets with maps and illustrations. ; Included: Paintings of George Town, Havana Bay, and old San Juan. ; Also included: Cayman Islands National Museum; Cayman Trench; name origins of Haiti and hurricane; Tai

Boundary Waters Summer { Minnesota Wilderness; Boundary Waters}
Boundary Waters Summer Next stop in the American Landscape series: the beguiling wilds of northern Minnesota. TEXT AND PHOTOGRAPHS BY ] IM BRANDENBURG
A Photographer's Journal { Baghdad Before the Bombs}
Baghdad Before the Bombs In the run- up to war, a photog- rapher trains her camera on a city about to be changed forever. TEXT AND PHOTOGRAPHS BY ALEXANDRA BOULAT
India's Untouchables { Untouchables; Untouchable}
Untouchables Discrimination against India's lowest Hindu castes is technically illegal. But try telling that to the 160 million Untouchables, who face violent reprisals if they forget their place. BY TOM O' NEILL PHOTOGRAPHS BY WILLIAM ALBERT ALLARD
Harbor Porpoise Rescue { Harbor Porpoises Swimming Free; Harbor Porpoises: Swimming to Safety}
Harbor Porpoise Rescue Scientists and fishermen in the North Atlantic join forces to save the elusive cetacean. TEXT AND PHOTOGRAPHS BY BILL CURTSINGER
02577: Ah, Summertime. .. { ZipUSA: 02577; ZipUSA: Color- blind on Martha's Vineyard; ZipUSA: Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts}
ZipUSA: 02557 Warm nights and open arms in Oak Bluffs, a corner of Martha's Vineyard where African- American roots run deep. BY PERRY GARFINKEL PHOTOGRAPHS BY CARY WOLINSKY
Killer Caterpillars: Built to Eat Flesh
Killer Caterpillars These rarely seen crawlers use stealth, seduction, and brute strength to get away with murder. TEXT AND PHOTOGRAPHS BY DARLYNE A. MURAWSKI
High Road Across the Andes { Peru's Highway of Dreams; Peru's Long Haul: Highway to Riches or Ruin? }
Peru's Highway of Dreams A new road connecting Amazonia to the Pacific could bring riches- and ecological ruin. BY TED CONOVER PHOTOGRAPHS BY MARIA STENZEL
Masters of Gold { Unearthing Siberian Gold; Siberia's Scythians: Masters of Gold}
Masters of Gold Artless barbarians? Hardly. The Scythian horsemen of the ancient Siberian steppe had a golden touch. BY MIKE EDWARDS PHOTOGRAPHS BY SISSE BRIMBERG