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National Geographic June 1999

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A Dinosaur Named Sue
When the prehistoric object of a bitter custody battle sold for 8. 36 million dollars, scientists finally began to piece together the skeleton – – and saga – – of the largest T. rex ever found.
Cuba- -Evolution in the Revolution
Cuba’s revolution ages, perhaps mellows, but keeps its grip on this island nation. Quick as ever to point out their accomplishments under socialism, Cubans now recognize the growing power of the U. S. dollar in their country.
John Glenn in Space { John Glenn: Man With a Mission}
In 1962 John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth. Thirty- six years later, at the age of 77, the senator returned to space to help us understand how the body ages – – and to remind us that the spirit never does.
Deep Soul of the New River { New River; New River’s Deep Soul}
The oldest river on the eastern seaboard flows through the Appalachians with waters calm enough for church baptisms and wild enough for white- water rafters.
Old Havana { The Rebirth of Old Havana}
Renovation in the heart of Cuba’s capital city illuminates centuries of architectural splendor.
Tam Dao- -Sanctuary Under Siege { Vietnam’s Tam Dao Reserve; Tam Dao- -Vietnam’s Sanctuary Under Siege}
A refuge for wildlife – – and for weekenders from Hanoi – – also draws international scientists, who are cataloging the rare and endangered creatures of Vietnam’s new national park even as poachers scoop them up.
Sahara Rock Art { Ancient Art of the Sahara}
Intriguing scenes carved in rock shelters and on cliffs survive the elements but fall victim to collectors.

National Geographic September 1999

By Eric

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Kashmir: Trapped in Conflict
India, Pakistan, and Kashmiri separatists continue their increasingly dangerous struggle over Himalayan territory that once delighted residents and travelers alike.
Around At Last!
In March of this year, Swiss doctor Bertrand Piccard and British balloon instructor Brian Jones became the first balloonists to circle the globe nonstop. In an exclusive account, Piccard describes their journey.
Galileo Mission { In the Court of King Jupiter}
NASA’s once troubled Jupiter spacecraft captures astounding images of the king of planets and its intriguing moons.
Masai Initiation { Masai Passage to Manhood}
In an elaborate, emotional ceremony Africa’s Masai elevate warriors to the status of elders.
Olive Oil, Elixir of the Gods
The world is discovering what Mediterranean peoples have known for millennia: The salubrious oil of the olive is an essential ingredient of the good life.
Preserving Sahara Art { Preserving the Sahara’s Art; Preserving the Sahara’s Prehistoric Art}
Researchers make a cast of monumental giraffes carved into desert stone 7, 000 years ago in Niger.
Rodeos- -Behind the Chutes
Getting bruised and broken more for love than money, cowboys ride broncs, wrestle steers, and otherwise get their kicks at dirt rings across the U. S. and Canada.
Hunting With Eagles { Mongolian Eagle Hunters; In the Mountains of Mongolia: Hunting With Eagles}
On the high plateau of western Mongolia, ethnic Kazakhs practice a centuries- old tradition.

National Geographic November 1991

By Eric

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Zaire River { Lifeline for a Nation- -Zaire River}
Market, clinic, and moving van, a flotilla of barges carries 5, 000 passengers on a thousand- mile journey through the African nation of Zaire.
Satellite Rescue
Grabbed from the brink of a fiery fate by the shuttle Columbia, a travel- scarred satellite promises to solve many mysteries about the environment of space.
New Zealand’s Insect Giants { Wetas- -New Zealand’s Insect Giants}
Little changed in 200 million years, wingless insects called wetas grow to the size of mice.
Alaska Highway: Wilderness Escape Route
A World War II military road hacked out of the frigid wilds of Canada and Alaska has become Main Street to a community of adventurers and dreamers.
Japan’s Sun Rises Over the Pacific
From TV factories in Thailand to golf courses in Australia, investors from the world’s largest creditor nation spread prosperity to a rapidly industrializing region.

National Geographic January 1993

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The Power of Money
Nearly 3, 000 years after the first coins were minted in Asia Minor, electronic wizardry is steering us to a cashless society. But in some lands, stones and pigs remain mediums of exchange.
Money From the Sea
For centuries, dentalium shells served as currency throughout western North America. Now researchers show how Indians of Canada’s Vancouver Island harvested money from the depths.
Roaring Through Colca Canyon { Roaring Through Earth’s Deepest Canyon}
An international crew runs Peru’s remote Colca River, challenging the pounding rapids and treacherous currents of a spectacular Andean gorge.
Dinosaurs
Astonishingly adaptable, they roamed the earth for 165 million years. New evidence reveals that some nested in rookeries and migrated in groups. A supplement map depicts the dinosaur presence in ancient North America.
Wide Open Wyoming
It’s got a bounty of mineral riches, but native sons and daughters and wannabe Wyomingites love the state most for its open spaces and frontier spirit.

National Geographic February 1993

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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.

National Geographic January 1994

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Des Moines Rides It Out { Riding Out the Worst of Times; Des Moines, Iowa: Riding Out the Worst of Times}
A native son returns to flood- ravaged Des Moines, Iowa, and finds its virtues of grit, good humor, and neighborly generosity holding fast.
The Great Flood of ‘ 93
When water rampaged through the upper Mississippi River basin last summer, it left both broken levees and broken hearts, stirring up a century- old debate on U. S. flood- control policy.
New Eyes on the Universe
With revolutionary telescopes and a fleet of spaceborne instruments, scientists are seeking farther, and more clearly, into the universe. Now they struggle to make sense of this extraordinary information.
Macaws: Winged Rainbows
Deep in the Peruvian Amazon, these largest of parrots gather to eat riverbank clay. Why they do so is one of the many questions explored in this first detailed study of macaws in the wild.
Kyushu: Japan’s Southern Gateway
Japan’s southernmost main island sheds its backwater image as it lures research labs and high- tech factories – – and claims its share of the Pacific Rim boom.