2007 January – June

Mangroves { Mangroves: Forests of the Tide}
At the intersection of land and sea, mangrove forests support a wealth of life, from starfish to people, and may be more important to the health of the planet than we ever realized. BY KENNEDY WARNE PHOTOGRAPHS BY TIM LAMAN
Hawaii's Unearthly Worms
Lowly marine worms ply shallow shores, ocean deeps, and just about everywhere in between. Off the Hawaiian Islands, they assume spectacular forms. BY JENNIFER S. HOLLAND PHOTOGRAPHS BY DARLYNE A. MURAWSKI
Curse of Nigerian Oil { Curse of the Black Gold; Oil in Nigeria; Curse of the Black Gold: Hope and Betrayal in the Niger Delta}
The Niger Delta holds some of the world's richest oil deposits, yet Nigerians living there are poorer than ever, violence is rampant, and the land and water are fouled. What went wrong? BY TOM O' NEILL PHOTOGRAPHS BY ED KASHI
Healing the Heart { Mending Broken Hearts}
As heart disease reaches epidemic proportions worldwide, researchers are moving away from the old clogged- pipes model to search for triggers lurking in our genes. BY JENNIFER KAHN PHOTOGRAPHS BY ROBERT CLARK
Beauty on the Border { Desolate Majesty; Beyond Big Bend; Beyond Big Bend: Desolate Majesty}
Straddling Texas and Mexico, the Big Bend region is high in biodiversity and low in footprints. It's a place so untamed that if something doesn't bite, stick, or sting, it's probably a rock. BY JOE NICK PATOSKI PHOTOGRAPHS BY JACK W. DYKINGA

America's Border Wall { Our Walls, Ourselves; Border Wall; Our Wall: U. S. -Mexico Border}
Fences may make good neighbors, but the barriers dividing the U. S. and Mexico are proving much more complicated. BY CHARLES BOWDEN PHOTOGRAPHS BY DIANE COOK AND LEN JENSHEL
India's Urban Heart { Dharavi; Dharavi: Mumbai's Shadow City}
As Mumbai booms, the poor of its notorious Dharavi slum find themselves living in some of India's hottest real estate. BY MARK JACOBSON PHOTOGRAPHS BY JONAS BENDIKSEN
Legacy of Jamestown { Legacy of Jamestown: What Would You Take to the New World? }
Artifacts unearthed at Jamestown reveal the lives of the colonists who arrived there in 1607 on the riskiest of ventures. BY KAREN E. LANGE PHOTOGRAPHS BY ROBERT CLARK MAP SUPPLEMENT: A WORLD TRANSFORMED
Jamestown: The Real Story { Creating America; Legacy of Jamestown; Legacy of Jamestown: America, Found & Lost}
The English colonists who landed at Jamestown 400 years ago undermined an ecosystem and changed the continent forever. BY CHARLES C. MANN
Zambia Valley of Life { Zambia Wildlife; Valley of Life; Luangwa Valley; Waiting for Thunder: Zambia's Luangwa Valley}
Hippos, lions, and elephants thrive in a remote Zambian valley, all in step with the seasonal rhythms of the Luangwa River. BY CHRISTINE ECKSTROM PHOTOGRAPHS BY FRANS LANTING
Bulldog Ants { Lone Huntress: The Bulldog Ant}
Australia's tenacious ants hunt alone, getting by on a potent combination of vision, venom, and sheer ferocity. TEXT AND PHOTOGRAPHS BY MARK W. MOFFETT

Supplement:

A WORLD TRANSFORMED(31 x 20 1/4 inches)
Included: Maps of eastern North America locating substantial Indian populations before and after contact with Europeans ( 1491 and 1650) ; notes on Micmac, Montagnais, Eastern Abenaki, Southern New England Algonquians, Virginia Algonquians, Montagnais, S
1607: WHEN CULTURES COLLIDED(31 x 20 1/4 inches)
Included: Painting of Werowocomo, capital of the Powhatan Indian chiefdom, showing temple, Powhatan' s house, storehouse, agricultural fields, scarecrow hut, footbridge, chief' s ground, sacred space, hunting, vantage point, fishing, family houses, dugou