2007 July – December

Hunting Narwhals { Narwhals; Arctic Ivory: Hunting the Narwhal}
Medieval royalty coveted the Arctic whale's long ivory tusk. So do modern hunters, and that's taking a toll on the population. TEXT AND PHOTOGRAPHS BY PAUL NICKLEN
Maya: How a Great Culture Rose and Fell { Maya Mysteries; Maya Rise; Maya Portfolio; Maya Collapse; The Maya: Glory and Ruin}
Scholars have long puzzled over the Maya civilization's rise to glory and fall to ruin. The latest thinking is that a man named Fire Is Born made the Maya great. But no one person or problem caused the collapse. Simply put, everything went wrong. BY GUY
The Secret Lives of Ants { Fantastic Ants; Ants; Ants: Able Bodies}
Things you likely didn't know about ants: They groom each other. They use tools. And they love hang gliding. TEXT AND PHOTOGRAPHS BY MARK W. MOFFETT
Mexican Cowboys { Mexico's Trail of Faith; Pilgrim Cowboys; Mexico's Pilgrim Cowboys}
Thousands of Mexican riders make the yearly journey to Guanajuato's 65- foot- tall statue of Cristo Rey, Christ the King. BY ALEXANDRA FULLER PHOTOGRAPHS BY DAVID ALAN HARVEY
Should New Orleans Rebuild? { The Perils of New Orleans; New Orleans; New Orleans: A Perilous Future}
With seas rising, storms getting stronger, and ground subsiding, another disaster like Katrina seems inevitable. Yet some residents would rather run that risk than leave the place they call home. BY JOEL K. BOURNE, JR. PHOTOGRAPHS BY TYRONE TURNER

Supplement:

THE DIVIDING LINK: MEXICO & CENTRAL AMERICA(20 1/8 x 31 in.)
Included: Map of Mexico and Central America showing land cover, including evergreen forest, deciduous forest, woodland, grassland, cropland, shrubland, bare ground, population, and roads; inset maps showing formation of a land bridge between North Americ
MEXICO & CENTRAL AMERICA(20 1/8 x 31 in.)
Included: Political map of Mexico and Central America; chart showing flags, capitals, population, GDP per capita, literacy, and languages for Mexico and Central America; inset map showing extent of Olmec culture, with notes on monumental sculptures of ba

Memory: Why We Remember, Why We Forget { Memory; Remember This; When Memory Ends }
A brain can recall almost everything, or practically nothing. Scientists are busy probing the mysteries of memory. BY JOSHUA FOER PHOTOGRAPHS BY MAGGIE STEBER
Hidden Life in the Sea { Marine Miniatures; Small Wonders: Marine Microfauna}
A dipperful of seawater reveals an amazing hodgepodge of microfauna, from gelatinous shape- shifters to a baby octopus. INTRODUCTION BY JENNIFER S. HOLLAND PHOTOGRAPHS BY DAVID LIITTSCHWAGER
Hunters: Conserving the Land { Conserving Hunters; Hunters; Hunters: For Love of the Land}
Strong supporters of land and wildlife conservation, hunters in the U. S. are in decline. Will a new generation take the field? BY ROBERT M. POOLE PHOTOGRAPHS BY WILLIAM ALBERT ALLARD
The Two Worlds of Tonga { Tonga; While the King Sleeps Democracy Stirs in Tonga, the Pacific's Last True Monarchy}
The island nation embraces both age- old tradition and modern values, including a 99 percent literacy rate. Now democracy is astir in the South Pacific's last monarchy. BY MATTHEW TEAGUE PHOTOGRAPHS BY AMY TOENSING
New Visions From Hubble { Hubble Vision; Hubble Telescope; Raising Heaven: Hubble Telescope}
Nearly 20 years after its launch, the Hubble Space Telescope casts its steady gaze deeper into the secrets of an expanding universe. BY TIMOTHY FERRIS
Death Valley { Death Valley: Where Rocks Go Wandering}
In America's hottest and lowest place- its largest national park outside Alaska- dust can turn day into twilight, and rocks move unseen across the desert. BY TIM CAHILL PHOTOGRAPHS BY MICHAEL MELFORD