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August 2011
Spirit Bear
The wildest place in America is home to the unlikeliest of creatures: a white black bear.
Features
Canada Rainforest
Pipeline Through Paradise
In the Great Bear Rainforest a tanker war has begun. It's going to be a bare-knuckle fight.
Robot Boy Head
Robots Get Real
They can now serve drinks, act as companions, and look like us. Are we ready for them?
Langur Monkey Jumps
A Multitasking Monkey
India's langurs stand guard at public events, have holy status—and can also be a bit pesky.
Burmese Fisherman
Land of Shadows
As it comes out of isolation, the nation of Myanmar is caught between darkness and light.
Malapa Fossil Reconstruction
Part Ape, Part Human
A new ancestor emerges from the richest collection of fossils ever found.
Patent Illustrations
Patent Mania
People submit patent applications for some wild ideas. Here are a few of our favorites.
Hen Sweater
Homes for Hens
Folks in England are opening their hearts and homes to refugee birds from battery farms.
Moon Layers Core
NOW: The Moon's Inner Life
Instruments left by the Apollo astronauts tell a molten tale.
Editors Note Kermode
Editor's Note
Photographer Paul Nicklen spent two days hanging out up close with one of Canada's elusive Kermode bears.
Stroop Effect Pig
NEXT: Brain Delay
The Stroop effect occurs when the brain has to resolve conflicting meanings.
Flashback Robotic Arm
Flashback: Lip Service
In 1954, a woman gets her lipstick touched up via robotic arm at the American Museum of Atomic Energy.
Starfish Underwater
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Lady Liberty Lightning
Visions of Earth
Each month, National Geographic features breathtaking photographs in Visions of Earth.
Pelicans Play Piano
Your Shot
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