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May 2009
Ice Baby
An ancient mammoth is lost, found, stolen, and probed.
Features
Recipe for a Resurrection
Bringing extinct species back to life is no longer considered science fiction. But is it a good idea?
Parallel
Searching for Shangri-La
The mythical spot is now a boomtown, as two visions of the future compete for the soul of China’s western frontier.
Roofs
Up on the Roof
A lofty idea is blossoming in cities around the world, where acres of potential green space lie overhead.
Healy Helicopter
Arctic Landgrab
As rising temperatures melt the polar ice cap, five countries race to map their claims to a new energy frontier.
Leatherback
Leatherback Turtles
The biggest, deepest-diving, widest-ranging of all turtles, the leatherback has endured for 100 million years.
Green Roof
Editor's Note
Green roofs turn the negative space of an arid roofscape into a positive—a collaboration with nature.
Flashback
Flashback: Arctic Fix
A local woman mends the fur jackets of Robert Peary’s team during an expedition to the North Pole.
Maze
Desktop Wallpaper
Decorate your desktop with beautiful images from this month's issue of the magazine.
Sculptors
Visions of Earth
Each month, National Geographic features breathtaking photographs in Visions of Earth.
Your Shot Volcano
Your Shot
Submit your photo, check out Your Shot jigsaw puzzles, and see reader photos published in National Geographic.