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Mountain High: the Allure of the Country's Grandest Peak
One of the world’s first eco-lodges, Alaska's Camp Denali is an ideal jumping-off place for exploring America’s greatest wilderness, with wolves, bears, and caribou, all in the shadow of our most magnificent mountain.
Smoke on the Water: Stopping a Coal-fired Power Plant in Arkansas
Nationwide, coal-fired power plants appear to be on the way out. But in southwest Arkansas—next to some of the finest fish and wildlife habitat anywhere—one may be on the way in.
Doggone: Prairie Dogs Face a New and Deadly Threat
Prairie dogs have been eliminated from more than 95 percent of their grassland habitat. And now they, and the vast and complicated ecosystems they sustain, face a new and deadly threat.
How to Count Grizzlies
An intensive DNA study will help wildlife managers design better recovery strategies for the threatened bears.
Beauty and the Bomb: Puerto Rico's Vieques
Bombs once exploded on Isla de Vieques during naval exercises. Now that the military range has been turned into a wildlife refuge, the fireworks on this Puerto Rican island are created by glowing microorganisms in its bioluminescent bay.
No More Monsters: The Species Seeking Era
A frenzied epoch of exploration spanning less than 200 years saw intrepid adventurers traveling the globe in search of new creatures, challenging notions about what it means to be human.
Scarface: The Damage Wrought from Mountaintop Mining
Skimming above a devastated Appalachian landscape, a photographer zooms in on landscape-leveling destruction.