National Geographic February 2010

National Geographic Magazine, is the official journal of the National Geographic Society. It published its first issue in 1888, just nine months after the Society itself was founded. It is immediately identifiable by the characteristic yellow frame that surrounds its front cover.
There are 12 monthly issues of the National Geographic per year, plus additional map supplements. On rare occasions, special editions are also issued. It contains articles about geography, popular science, history, culture, current events, and photography. The current Editor-in-Chief of the National Geographic Magazine is Chris Johns, who was named Editor of the Year in October 2008 by Advertising Age magazine at the American Magazine Conference.

Some featured

A Mormon splinter group is neighborly - and notorious.
By Scott Anderson Photographs by Stephanie Sinclair

Guess how many creatures you'll fi nd in a cube of soil or sea.
By Edward O. Wilson Photographs by David Liittschwager

Threats include shifting glaciers and salmon farms.
By Verlyn Klinkenborg Photographs by Maria Stenzel

They hunt. They herd. They charm snakes. And they're in crisis.
By John Lancaster Photographs by Steve McCurry

The telescope now sees more clearly than ever.
In the Congo they seem as intrigued by us as we are by them.
By Joshua Foer Photographs by Ian Nichols

Language :English
Pages: 155
Format: PDF
Size: 18.23 Mb