National Geographic Magazine - UK

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FROM THE EDITOR

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC EXPLORERS • These contributors have received funding from the National Geographic Society, which is committed to illuminating and protecting the wonder of our world.

A CALL TO REMEMBER • This photographer’s project honors those whose lives were forever changed by the atomic bomb.

Science, Boiled Down to Pasta • PUTTING PHYSICS TO WORK IN REAL LIFE CAN MAKE THE SCIENCE LESS INTIMIDATING, MORE DIGESTIBLE—PERHAPS EVEN INSPIRING.

Consider the Pastabilities • One indisputable truth of the pasta-cooking experiment: It gave participants endless opportunities for puns and saucy wordplay.

More real-world science ventures

Telescope spies a third belt

SCANS UNDER THE SEA • CONTACTLESS UNDERWATER ULTRASOUND REVEALS DETAILS OF FEMALE RAYS’ REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEMS.

Cutting off oxygen to kill tumors

A GOOD BOUNCE FOR RECYCLING • To reduce the waste from millions of tennis balls discarded each year, groups have begun reclaiming and reusing the balls’ materials.

WHAT’S NEW AND NOTEWORTHY AROUND THE WORLD • Hitting trails in Iceland and the Philippines, savoring comebacks in Africa and the U.S. West.

CHASING THE ELUSIVE IMAGE • IN MANY OF AMERICA’S URBAN CENTERS, GLIMPSING WILD ANIMALS IS BECOMING EASIER. BUT PHOTOGRAPHING THEM? NOT SO MUCH.

ANGELO BERNARDINO • Protecting mangroves is key to mitigating climate change, this ecologist says.

SHOES THAT HIT THE HEIGHT OF FASHION • IN RENAISSANCE ITALY, THE CHOPINE PUT NOBLE WOMEN ON A PEDESTAL—LITERALLY.

UNDER THE DOME • THE DOME OF THE ROCK—AN ARCHITECTURAL MASTERPIECE AND ISLAM’S THIRD HOLIEST SITE—IS REVEALING ITS SECRETS TO SCHOLARS GRANTED UNPRECEDENTED ACCESS.

SHAPED BY FAITH

IMPRINT OF THREE MILLENNIA

OLD CITY TODAY

A SITE FOR THE CENTURIES

GHOST FORESTS • Bald cypress trees have stood as sentinels over thousands of years of history. Now they’re teaching us something about our future.

SAVING CYPRESSES

THE SOUND OF ICE • Travelers to Chile’s ice fields discover that the majestic silence of the glaciers is increasingly shattered by the din of loss.

MASSIVE MELTDOWN

WHAT TO KNOW: CHILEAN GLACIERS

An Exceptional Wilderness • To help protect its largest wildlife preserve, Mozambique is giving local people a stake in its success.

Sharing the Land

ANDREA FRAZZETTA • FROM OUR PHOTOGRAPHERS