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Troubled Kabul { Kabul, Afghanistan’s Troubled Capital}
Life goes on in the Afghan capital despite the rockets of war, Mike Edwards and photographer Steve Raymer discover.
Festival of India { Focus on India: Festivals Across U. S. Celebrate a Diverse Culture}
Festivals and exhibitions in a score of U. S. cities will proclaim a nation’s heritage.
Nr- 1, Inner- Space Shuttle { NR- 1, the Navy’s Inner- Space Shuttle}
Geologist Robert D. Ballard uses the Navy’s nuclear- powered research sub to explore the Atlantic floor. Photos by Emory Kristof.
Those Eternal Austrians
Investigating a European success story, John J. Putman and Adam Woolfitt find a neutral nation thriving on its postwar social and economic achievements.
Isle Royale, Park Primeval { Isle Royale, A North Woods Park Primeval}
Amid chill in Lake Superior lies a wilderness testing ground for wolves, moose, and other wildlife, John L. Eliot and Mitch Kezar explore this seldom visited national park.
New Delhi: India’s Mirror { New Delhi: Mirror of India}
A new city grafted onto an ancient one, the capital epitomizes the problems and promise of the country. Bryan Hodgson and Steve Raymer report.
When the Moguls Ruled { When the Moguls Ruled India: Paradise on Earth }
Exquisite palaces, mosques, and gardens graced an empire often torn by dynastic warfare. Mike Edwards and Roland Michaud record the glory of the Moguls, who ruled the Indian subcontinent for more than 300 years.

Marauder Ants { Marauders of the Jungle Floor}
Tracking voraciuos hunters on organized raids, Harvard graduate student Mark W. Moffett learns new secrets of the ant world.
Uranus: Visit To a Dark Planet { Uranus: Voyager Visits a Dark Planet}
Images beamed to Earth by the Voyager 2 spacecraft, Rick Gore reports, raise as many questions as they answer about the mysterious seventh planet from the sun.
Argentina’s New Beginning
After a painful decade of military rule, Argentina looks to heal lingering emotional and economic scars. Bryan Hodgson and photographer James P. Blair assess its success.
Soviet- American Assault on Victory Peak { High Road to Victory : Soviet and U. S. Climbers Conquer Pik Pobedy}
Joining a Soviet assult on 24, 406- foot Pik Pobedy – – Peak of Victory – – William Garner and Randy Starrett become the first Americans to climb the four highest mountains in the U. S. S. R. Photos by Medford Taylor.
The Quest for Ulysses
In a modern- day odyssey, adventurer Tim Severin sets sail in the wake of Homer’s classical hero. Photographs by Kevin Fleming.
Oregon Trail: The Itch To Move West { The Itch to Move West: Life and Death on the Oregon Trail}
Retracing the Oregon Trail, Boyd Gibbons and photographer James L. Amos recount the adventure of half a millionpioneers who struggled west seeking a better life. The latest Making of American map supplement, The Pacific Northwest, portrays their goal.

North to the Pole: One on Skis { Skiing Alone to the Pole}
French doctor Jean- Louis Etienne makes a solo dash across the Arctic ice.
The Intimate Sense of Smell
More than our eyes or ears, our nose stirs our deepest memories, reports Boyd Gibbons. Photographs by Louie Psihoyos. Participate in a special Smell Survey to help scientists learn more about this mysterious disease.
Invaders From Space- -Meteorites { Meteorites- -Invaders From Space}
Most shooting stars of the night sky burn up before impact, but a few strike earth cataclsmic results. Kenneth F. Weaver and Jonathan Blair document what can happen.
Remnants: The Last Jews of Poland
The few survivors of a community that totaled three and a half million before World War II tell their stories to Polish journalist Malgorzata Niezabitowska and her husband, photographer Tomasz Tomaszewski.