National Geographic November 2017

Why Vaccines Matter

Children in poor nations often go without vaccines that rich nations take for granted. As a result, hundreds of thousands of young lives that could have been saved are lost.

The World’s Happiest Places

First the author identified five areas where people live the longest, healthiest lives. Now he’s finding the places where three elements of happiness – pleasure, purpose, and pride – come together “to create lasting joy.”

Pterosaurs

Some of the weirdest animals ever to fly soared though Mesozoic skies.

The Rush To Save Okavango

Can one of Earth’s great deltas be protected?

The Unchosen

A photographer’s ode to animals that didn’t win in county fair contests.

Last Glance at North Korea

A U.S. turist group visits just before the travel ban.