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April 2020

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SOCIAL MEDIA OPENER In Uganda’s Mgahinga National Park, a 14-month-old male named Imbanzabigwi is poised to transition from mother’s milk to foraging.

The Comeback

Long victimized by poaching and deforestation, Africa’s mountain gorillas are in the midst of a surprising rebound that is sparking new hopes for the beloved primate

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Surge Engine

A bold approach to generating clean electricity faces the ultimate test—the greatest tide on earth

social Polarstern amidst ice

The Ship in the Ice

Lethal temperatures. Howling winds. Polar bears. On a dangerous expedition, researchers have spent all winter in the Arctic to shed light on exactly how the world is changing

social media Smithsonian associate Aung Myo Chit soothes an elephant

Mind Craft

Understanding how Asian elephants think—in order to save them

Douglas Tallamy

Wild Man

Fed up with invasive species and sterile landscapes, an ecologist urges Americans to go native and go natural—and remake every backyard, office park and traffic island

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Your feedback on our coverage of women's history, wolverines and Madame C.J. Walker

Prologue

Hello, World

When this magazine first appeared 50 years ago this month, it was happy to join the fray

Prologue

Picture Window

How do you select one image to represent half a century of photography and art? You don’t

Prologue

The Case Against the Car

In a famous 1970 mock trial, prosecutors hammered away at the nation’s most powerful defendant

Kate Wheeling
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Cloud Control

Everyone complains about the weather. These scientists and inventors set out to change it

Hail to the Earth

A homemade banner signals the surprisingly broad appeal of a new American movement

Adam Rome

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