National Geographic August 2011

Spirit Bear

The wildest place in America is home to the unlikeliest of creatures: a white black bear.

Pipeline Through Paradise

In the Great Bear Rainforest a tanker war has begun. It’s going to be a bare-knuckle fight.

Robots Get Real

They can now serve drinks, act as companions, and look like us. Are we ready for them?

A Multitasking Monkey

India’s langurs stand guard at public events, have holy status – and can also be a bit pesky.

Land of Shadows

As it comes out of isolation, the nation of Myanmar is caught between darkness and light.

Part Ape, Part Human

A new ancestor emerges from the richest collection of fossils ever found.