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November 2006
Origin of Childhood
She lived 3.3 million years ago in what is now Ethiopia. Today, the tiny bundle of a little girl's fossilized bones offers new insights into our early development.
Features
Mountaineer Summit
Greatest Mountaineer
Seemingly unbound by physical laws, Reinhold Messner propelled himself to the highest peaks.
Seals Singing
Deadly Beauty
Big, fast, sleek, and lethal, leopard seals prowl for penguins along the edges of Antarctic ice.
Debutante Ball
Once Upon a Time in Laredo
They're having a ball in this South Texas town. But as the border tightens, life will never be the same.
Penguin Chick
From Fins to Wings
Scientists are tracing the steps through which evolution forged its successes.
Red Eyed Tree Frogs
It's a Frog's Life
Constant danger and incredible survival tactics define the colorful world of the red-eyed tree frog.
Trees Orange
Visions of Earth
Each month, National Geographic features breathtaking photographs in Visions of Earth.
X Ray Rose
Flashback
The ghost of a rose blooms through an x-ray.