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March 2013
America Strikes New Oil
North Dakota has thousands of wells and temporary laborers—all because of fracking. What’s the cost to the land and its people?
Features
Night Gardens Kyoto Cherry Blossoms
Midnight in the Garden
Japanese cherry blossoms, French water lilies, and New York lindens, lit by the moon and stars
Fuling China New Buildings Wu River
Chinese Class Reunion
Ten years after teaching English in Fuling, China, a former Peace Corps volunteer returns to a town transformed.
Bonobos Resting Female
The Wild Life of a Bonobo
The ape famous for making love isn’t as peace loving as we once thought.
Citizen Scientists
Citizen Scientists
They count ladybugs, whale sharks, elephants
Risk Taker Rhian Waller
Risk Takers: Ice Water Diver
Rhian Waller goes numb for deep-sea corals.
Unmanned Flight Mikrokopter
Drones May Be Watching You
Unmanned aircraft are poised to move from military arenas to U.S. highways and byways.
Ep North Dakota Neighbors Pray
Editor’s Note
This month, we examine the positive and negative impacts of extracting oil from North Dakota’s Bakken Shale.
On Instagram Tokyo Installation
NGM Photographers on Instagram
Enjoy daily photo dispatches from our photographers.
Night Gardens Moment Immense Cherry Tree
The Moment: The Zen of Petals
Diane Cook and Len Jenshel find new meaning in Japan’s custom of taking time to enjoy short-lived cherry blooms.
Night Gardens Vaux Le Vicomte
Desktop Wallpaper
Decorate your desktop with beautiful images from this month’s issue of the magazine.
Fb Oil Derricks California Neighborhood
Flashback
A forest of derricks rises beyond a California neighborhood in this photo from the June 1941 issue.
Voe Hoglet Hedgehog England
Visions of Earth
Each month, National Geographic features breathtaking photographs in Visions of Earth.
Ys Moldy Peach Skin Macro
Your Shot
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