National Geographic December 2009

The Other Tibet

The Uygurs of China’s oil-rich far west are facing a crisis.

Resurrection Island

Once a scene of slaughter, South Georgia is awash with life.

Searching For New Earths

Distant worlds are being discovered. Is one of them like ours?

The Hadza

Tanzania’s hunter-gatherers live 10,000 years in the past.

The Mating Of Plants

Let’s not be coy: Pollen is plant sperm, and it’s born to ride.

Monks Of Mount Athos

They can be zealous, reclusive, worldly, prayerful, defiant.