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Table of Contents
Table of Contents
August 2007
Maya Rise and Fall
Scholars have long puzzled over the Maya civilization's rise to glory and fall to ruin. The latest thinking is that a man named Fire Is Born made the Maya great. But no one person or problem caused the collapse. Simply put, everything went wrong.
Features
Shoreline
New Orleans
With seas rising, storms getting stronger, and ground subsiding, another disaster like Katrina seems inevitable.
Narwhale
Hunting Narwhals
Medieval royalty coveted the Arctic whale's long ivory tusk. So do modern hunters, and that's taking a toll on the population.
Man On Horse
Pilgrim Cowboys
Thousands of Mexican riders make the yearly journey to Guanajuato's 65-foot-tall statue of Cristo Rey, Christ the King.
Two Insects
Fantastic Ants
Things you likely didn't know about ants: They groom each other. They use tools. And they love hang gliding.
Lily Flower
Your Shot
Submit your photo, check out Your Shot jigsaw puzzles, and see reader photos published in National Geographic.
Carnival
Desktop Wallpaper
Decorate your desktop with beautiful images from this month's issue of the magazine.
Waves
Visions of Earth
Each month, National Geographic magazine features breathtaking photographs in Visions of Earth.
New Orleans
Editor's Note
Editor in Chief Chris Johns discusses New Orleans and Hurricane Katrina.
Two Girls
Flashback
Their masks only part of their mystery, children in New Orleans pause during Mardi Gras for photographer John Hypolite Coquille of the Times-Picayune.