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Newborn Panda in the Wild: A First Look
Close- up photographs chronicle the first days of a cub named Hope, born in the mountains of China to be one of the last 1, 200 giant pandas in the world.
Venus Revealed
Piercing the thick sulfuric clouds of our sister planet, the Magellan spacecraft maps in unprecedented detail a superheated world of impact craters and lava flows.
In the Heart of Appalachia
Faced with layoffs in the coal mines and a general shortage of jobs, the people of central Appalachia fight to turn their lives around and rebuild their region.
The Twilight of Apartheid- -Life in Black South Africa
Free at last – – almost – – the black majority in South Africa faces a new hurdle: bloody political infighting among the very groups that led the struggle for equality.
The Violent Saga of a Maya Kingdom
Landmark excavations in the rain forest of Guatemala uncover fortified cities abandoned in the ninth century, shedding light on the collapse of Maya civilization.
Mekong River { The Mekong- -A Haunted River’s Season of Peace}
The killing fields of Southeast Asia are still. Along the region’s major river – – flowing 2, 600 miles from China to Vietnam – – development attests to the hopes of six nations.

Labrador, Canada’s Place Apart
Cod fishing is down, mining is in trouble, and the kids are leaving, but if you think Labrador is finished, think again. A supplement map charts the history of this land of strange wild beauty and the rest of Atlantic Canada.
The American Prairie: Roots of the Sky { Grass Menagerie }
Only a few glorious patches of North American prairie survive, besieged remnants of the great grasslands that were home to Native Americans, bison, antelope, and prairie dogs.
Explosion of Life: The Cambrian Period { Life’s parade quickens ; New world of predators and shells }
More than half a billion years ago, an evolutionary frenzy gave rise to the main groups of animals in the world today. Recent fossil discoveries in China reveal myriad creatures of those ancient seas.
Afghanistan’s Uneasy Peace
For a decade Afghan guerrillas fought Soviet occupation – – now they fight each other for control of Kabul, the capital. But elsewhere there is healing for a nation depleted by one million war dead.
The Living Tower of London { Tower of London: Storehouse of History }
Hence with him to the Tower. A community of 50 families relish their residences in the infamous prison, where secret passwords still open gates.

New Light on the Olmec
The once mysterious Olmec are emerging from the shadowy past. Archaeologists have now uncovered exciting new artifacts and reinterpreted older ones from Mesoamerica’s first great civilization.
The Red Sea { The Desert Sea}
Sandwiched between the dry shores of Africa and the Arabian Peninsula, the Red Sea presents a vast aquarium of flamboyant species, many found nowhere else.
Kodiak, Alaska’s Island Refuge
Famous for brown bears that spar over spawning salmon, Kodiak witnesses a new fight: Native Alutiiq are tangling with the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service over the right to develop traditional lands.
Taiwan: The Other China Changes Course
Chinese Nationalists made an impoverished island off the China coast a bastion against mainland communism. Taiwan has since become an economic powerhouse – – and now a democracy.
Harlequin Ducks { Bird of White Waters: The Harlequin Duck}
The harlequin duck, plying swift mountain cascades and exploding breakers along North America’s rocky northern shores, faces a rough ride as its pristine wilderness habitat erodes.