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May 2008
Changing Climate
Learn how you can conserve energy and shrink your carbon footprint in this special issue from National Geographic.
Features
Boy Noma
Stopping Noma
A gangrenous infection that thrives where poor sanitation and malnutrition are common.
Chimp Thinking
The Thinking Chimp
We may be closer to the apes than we think—when we think.
Suburb
Water-Watchers
One of the simplest ways to save water is to pay attention to how much you use.
Eagle
Philippine Eagles
In the rainforests of Mindanao island the high-pitch cries of juvenile Philippine eagles can be heard.
Cell Phone
E-cycling Etiquette
Americans toss out about two million tons of unwanted electronics annually.
Gorilla
Gorilla Family
Western lowland gorillas have been ravaged by the Ebola virus and squeezed by habitat loss.
Albatross
Threatened Albatrosses
Albatrosses are the most threatened family of birds in the world.
Gorilla Massacre
Gorilla Massacre
After the July 2007 killings of endangered mountain gorillas, a mobile antipoaching force stayed close.
Hand
Memory Boosters
Learn what you can do to try to keep your memory strong.
Zoonotic Diseases
Battle Against Zoonotic Diseases
Contribute to Congo BioMed's efforts to bring aid to the region and to promote local biomedical research and training.
Pakistan
Soul of Pakistan
Abdul Sattar Edhi established a medical clinic 56 years ago—and has never stopped helping the people of Pakistan.
Good Grills
Good Grills
Perhaps the only kind of barbecue that won't irk Mother Earth is a solar grill.
Malaria
Malaria
Insecticide-treated bed nets may be low-tech, but they're a highly effective way to prevent the spread of malaria.
Mumbai Slum
Mumbai Slum
Many kids start school in Dharavi; few of them finish. One of the community's greatest challenges is education.
Seafood
Safe, Sustainable Seafood
Seafood lovers have a lot of concerns.
Ivory
Dying for Ivory
About half of Africa's elephants died between 1979 and 1990. Most were slaughtered for their tusks.