National Geographic May 2009

Ice Baby

An ancient mammoth is lost, found, stolen, and probed.

Recipe for a Resurrection

Scientists could try to clone a mammoth. Should they?

Searching For Shangri-La

The mythical spot is now boomtown in western China.

Up on the Roof

A green thumb turns urban roofs from hellish to heavenly.

Arctic Landgrab

As the ice shrinks, nations vie for oil that may lie beneath.

Leatherback Turtles

Fridged waters don’t stop them. Humans are another story.