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December 2009
Searching for New Earths
Distant worlds are being discovered. Is one of them like ours?
Features
Athos
Mount Athos
High on their holy cliffs, monks are defiant, zealous, prayerful. Meanwhile, the outside world creeps closer.
Hadza
The Hadza
Tanzania's hunter-gatherers live 10,000 years in the past.
Uygurs
The Other Tibet
For centuries, the Uygurs have lived in China's oil-rich far west. Now they are becoming strangers in their own land.
South Georgia
Resurrection Island
Once a scene of slaughter, South Georgia is now awash with life.
Pollen Geranium
How Plants Mate
Let's not mince words: Pollen is plant sperm, and it's born to ride.
Carbon Bathtub
Draining excess CO2 from Earth's atmosphere will take a long time.
Ed Note
Editor's Note
Editor Chris Johns tells the story of an amateur photographer of uncommon courage.
FB Big Plant
Flashback: Big Bloom
A six-foot-tall flower attracted crowds at the New York Botanical Garden in 1937.
Wallpaper Seal
Desktop Wallpaper
Decorate your desktop with beautiful images from this month's issue of the magazine.
Visions
Visions of Earth
Each month, National Geographic features breathtaking photographs in Visions of Earth.
Ys Jellyfish
Your Shot
Submit your photo, check out Your Shot jigsaw puzzles, and see reader photos published in National Geographic.
Surfing
Wide Angle
Read about and comment on new finds in science, technology, wildlife, and more.
Geopuzzle
GeoPuzzle: Paradox Island
Tinted clues pay homage to mercurial South Georgia.