National Geographic May 2014

Feeding Nine Billion

To feed our hungry planet, we must challenge the way we farm – and the way we think.

Apple Stores

Heirlooms and hybrids flourish.

Digging Utah’s Dinosaurs

The hunt is on for species that lived in the state’s southern desert, once part of a “lost continent.”

The Ship-Breakers

The men of Bangladesh risk their lives to tear apart cargo carriers and tankers.

The Generous Gulf

From plankton to cod to whales, the Gulf of St. Lawrence harbors a profusion of shimmering life.

Love and Loss on the Seine

The river is a lure for romantics, tourists, sunbathers, anglers, psychiatric patients – le tout Paris.