List of National Geographic cover stories (1990s)
National Geographic is an American magazine that is noted for its cover stories and accompanying photography.[1][2][3] Throughout the 1990s National Geographic's cover stories showcased global historical events such as the Exxon Valdez oil spill.[4] Cover stories included articles written by notable writers such as Joel Swerdlow,[5] Paul Theroux[6] and Paul F. Salopek.[7] Cover photos were published by notable photographers such as David Doubilet,[8] James Nachtwey[9] and Frans Lanting.[10]
The 1990s saw articles written and photographed at locations around the globe featuring marine life like the February 1994 issue titled "Sea Turtles: In a Race for Survival", written by Anne and Jack Rudloe with a photo on the cover of a Sea turtle, photographed by Bill Curtsinger.[11] Articles featured on the cover of the magazine also included human-interest stories such as "1491: America Before Columbus", photographed by Jack Unruh featuring the Iroquois Native Americans in the October 1991 issue.[12] Many geographical locations were featured including Petra, an archaeological city in Jordan, in the December 1998 article "Petra: Ancient City of Stone", written by Don Belt with photographs by Annie Griffiths.[13]
In the August 1991 issue, Thomas Y. Canby wrote the cover story titled "The Persian Gulf: After the Storm", writing about the Kuwaiti oil fires after the Persian Gulf War. The photo on the cover of the magazine featured a picture of oil fields on fire, photographed by Steve McCurry.[14]
1990
Titlea | Date | Author | Photographer | Imagesb | Ref |
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Alaska's Big Spill | January 1990 | Bryan Hodgson | Natalie Fobes | Oil spill covering a guillemot | |
Between Monterey Tides | February 1990 | Rick Gore | David Doubilet | Harbor seal | |
Siberia in from the Cold | March 1990 | Mike Edwards | Steve Raymer | Nenet woman chopping wood | |
A Personal Vision of Vanishing Life | April 1990 | Staff writerc | James Balog | Orangutan | |
Growing up in East Harlem | May 1990 | Jere Van Dyk | Joseph Rodriguez | East Harlem resident | |
Austin | June 1990 | Elizabeth A. Moize | Michael O'Brien | Austin teenage prom dates | |
Florida Watershed | July 1990 | Nicole Duplaix | Farrell Grehan | Great egret | |
Yugoslavia: A House Much Divided | August 1990 | Kenneth C. Danforth | Steve McCurry | Albanian family | |
Track of the Manila Galleons | September 1990 | Eugene Lyons | Sisse Brimberg | Chinese girl in a dress | |
Suruga Bay: In the Shadow of Mount Fuji | October 1990 | David Doubilet | David Doubilet | Lionfish | |
The Baltic Nations | November 1990 | Priit Vesilind | Larry C. Price | Statue of Stalin | |
Botswana | December 1990 | Frans Lanting | Frans Lanting | Hippopotamus |
1991
Titlea | Date | Author | Photographer | Imagesb | Ref |
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Northwest Australia: The Land & the Sea | January 1991 | Harvey Arden | Sam Abell | Australian rancher family | |
Hong Kong: Countdown to 1997 | February 1991 | Ross Terrill | Jodi Cobb | Child in refugee camp | |
Lechuguilla Cave | March 1991 | Tim Cahill | Michael Nichols | Lechuguilla Cave | |
A Season in the Minors | April 1991 | David Lamb | William Albert Allard | El Paso Diablos | |
Elephants: Out of Time, Out of Space | May 1991 | Douglas H. Chadwick | Frans Lanting | Elephant | |
East Europe's Dark Dawn | June 1991 | Jon Thompson | James Nachtwey | Romanian boys | |
The Wyeth Family | July 1991 | Richard Meryman | N. C. Wyeth | Treasure Island cover | |
The Persian Gulf: After the Storm | August 1991 | Thomas Y. Canby | Steve McCurry | Kuwaiti oil fires | |
A Shameful Harvest | September 1991 | Constance J. Poten | José Azel | Red fox pups | |
1491: America Before Columbus | October 1991 | Not statedd | Jack Unruh | Iroquois leader | |
Zaire River | November 1991 | Robert Caputo | Robert Caputo | Young Zaire fisherman | |
Ibn Battuta: Prince of Travelers | December 1991 | Thomas A. Abercrombie | James L. Stanfield | Veiled Islamic woman |
1992
Titlea | Date | Author | Photographer | Imagesb | Ref |
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Search for Columbus | January 1992 | Eugene Lyon | Bob Sacha | ||
Bittersweet Success: Eastern Wildlife | February 1992 | James Conaway | Raymond Gehman | ||
A Curious Kinship: Apes and Humans | March 1992 | Eugene Linden | Michael Nichols | Frodo (Chimpanzee) | |
Good Luck City: Vancouver | April 1992 | Andrew Ward | Annie Griffiths Belt | Beluga whale | |
India's Wildlife Dilemma | May 1992 | Geoffrey C. Ward | Raghu Rai | Tiger | |
Russia's Baikal: The World's Great Lake | June 1992 | Don Belt | Sarah Leen | Russian child sledding | |
Mountain Lions | July 1992 | Maurice G. Hornocker | Jim Dutcher | Mountain Lion cub | |
Struggle of the Kurds | August 1992 | Christopher Hitchens | Ed Kashi | Kurd man | |
Dolphins in Crisis | September 1992 | Kenneth S. Norris | Flip Nicklin | Spotted dolphins | |
Our Disappearing Wetlands | October 1992 | John G. Mitchell | Mark Wilson | American bullfrog | |
The Sense of Sight | November 1992 | Michael E. Long | Joe McNally | Human eye | |
Crucibles of Creation: Volcanoes | December 1992 | Noel Grove | Roger Ressmeyer | Kīlauea volcano |
1993
Titlea | Date | Author | Photographer | Imagesb | Ref |
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Dinosaurs | January 1993 | Rick Gore | John Gurche | Saurolophus | |
Newborn Panda in the Wild | February 1993 | Lu Zhi | Lu Zhi | Giant panda cub | |
A Broken Empire | March 1993 | Mike Edwards | Gerd Ludwig | Stalin statue blindfolded | |
Andrew Aftermath | April 1993 | Rick Gore | Joel Sartore | Hurricane Andrew survivors | |
Middle East Water: Critical Resource | May 1993 | Priit J. Vesilind | Ed Kashi | ||
Hanging in the Balance: Chesapeake Bay | June 1993 | Tom Horton | Robert W. Madden | Chesapeake Bay | |
Lightning: Natures High Voltage Spectacle | July 1993 | William R. Newcott | Thomas Ives | Lightning | |
Tragedy Strikes the Horn of Africa | August 1993 | Robert Caputo | Robert Caputo | Somali woman | |
India's Rabari | September 1993 | Robyn Davidson | Dilip Mehta | Indian child | |
Labrador | October 1993 | Robert M. Poole | Richard Olsenius | Canadian boy | |
The Red Sea | November 1993 | David Doubilet | David Doubilet | Emperor angelfish | |
Glass: Capturing the Dance of Light | December 1993 | William S. Ellis | James L. Amos | Glass with gold sparkles |
1994
Titlea | Date | Author | Photographer | Imagesb | Ref |
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Macaws | January 1994 | Charles A. Munn | Frans Lanting | Macaw bird | |
Sea Turtles: In a Race for Survival | February 1994 | Anne and Jack Rudloe | Bill Curtsinger | Sea turtle | |
Shanghai | March 1994 | William S. Ellis | Stuart Franklin | Shanghai bicyclists | |
The Everglades: Dying for Help | April 1994 | Alan Mairson | Chris Johns | Newborn alligators | |
Turkey | May 1994 | Thomas B. Allen | Reza | Turkish woman dancing | |
Powwow | June 1994 | Michael Parfit | David Alan Harvey | Native American family | |
Recycling | July 1994 | Noel Grove | Jose Azel | Recycling mill | |
Lions of Darkness | August 1994 | Dereck Joubert | Beverly Joubert | Lion with its kill | |
Ireland | September 1994 | Richard Conniff | Sam Abell | Irish children | |
Our National Parks | October 1994 | John G. Mitchell | Kurt E. Smith | Mount Rainier National Park | |
Buffalo: Back Home on the Range | November 1994 | Bryan Hodgson | Sarah Leen | Bison at Yellowstone | |
Animals at Play | December 1994 | Stuart L. Brown | Mitsuaki Iwagō | Japanese macaque |
1995
Titlea | Date | Author | Photographer | Imagesb | Ref |
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Grey Reef Sharks | January 1995 | Bill Curtsinger | Bill Curtsinger | Grey reef shark | |
Maya Masterpiece Revealed at Bonampak | February 1995 | Mary Miller |
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Maya art | |
Dead or Alive: The Endangered Species Act | March 1995 | Douglas H. Chadwick | Joel Sartore | Red wolf pup | |
The New Saigon | April 1995 | Tracy Dahlby | Karen Kasmauski | Vietnamese bride to be | |
The Vimy Flies Again | May 1995 | Peter McMillan | James L. Stanfield | ||
Quiet Miracles of the Brain | June 1995 | Joel Swerdlow | Joe McNally | Human brain | |
Ndoki: Last Place on Earth | July 1995 | Douglas Chadwick | Michael Nichols | African forest elephant | |
Sicily | August 1995 | Jane Vessels | Robert Albert Ward | Sicilian actress | |
Hawaii's Vanishing Species | September 1995 | Elizabeth Royte | Chis Johns | ʻIʻiwi bird | |
Threatened by War | October 1995 | Paul F. Salopek | Michael Nichols | Mountain gorilla | |
Diminishing Returns | November 1995 | Michael Parfit | Robb Kendrick | Skipjack tuna | |
Jane Goodall | December 1995 | Peter Miller | Michael Nichols |
1996
Titlea | Date | Author | Photographer | Imagesb | Ref |
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Neandertals | January 1996 | Rick Gore | Kenneth Garrett | Neandertal skull | |
Into the Heart of Glaciers | February 1996 | Not statedc | Carsten Peter | Greenland glacier | |
Emperors of the Ice | March 1996 | Glen Oeland | Frans Lanting | Emperor penguins | |
Storming the Tower | April 1996 | Alan Mairson | Bill Hatcher | ||
Dinosaur Eggs | May 1996 | Philip J. Currie | Louie Psihoyos | Dinosaur egg | |
Australia's Cape York Peninsula | June 1996 | Cathy Newman | Sam Abell | Aboriginal Australian | |
A Place for Parks in the New South Africa | July 1996 | Douglas H. Chadwick | Chris Johns | Mother Leopard and cub | |
Emerging Mexico | August 1996 | Not statedc | Tomasz Tomaszewski | Mexican worshipers | |
Hawk High Over Four Corners | September 1996 | T. H. Watkins | Adriel Heisey | Monument Valley | |
African Gold | October 1996 | Carol Beckwith | African woman wearing Jewellery |
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The Astronomer's' View of Home: Orbit | November 1996 | Jay Apt | NASA | ||
Genghis Khan | December 1996 | Mike Edwards | James L. Stanfield | Bronze Plaque of Genghis Khan |
1997
Titlea | Date | Author | Photographer | Imagesb | Ref |
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Beneath the Tasman Sea | January 1997 | David Doubilet | David Doubilet | Sawshark | |
Siberian Tigers | February 1997 | Mike Edwards | Mark Moritsch | Siberian tiger | |
Bearded Seals | March 1997 | Kit Kovacs | Flip Nicklin | Bearded seal | |
Hubble's Eye on the Universe | April 1997 | William R. Newcott |
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Dying sun | |
India Turning Fifty | May 1997 | Geoffrey C. Ward | Steve McCurry | Indian woman | |
French Polynesia | June 1997 | Peter Benchley | David Doubilet | Tahitian woman | |
Robot Revolution | July 1997 | Curt Suplee | George Steinman | Robot | |
Malaysia's Secret Realm | August 1997 | Mattias Klum | Mattias Klum | Silvered leaf monkey | |
China's Three Gorges | September 1997 | Arthur Zich | Bob Sacha | Chinese boatman | |
Zambezi | October 1997 | Paul Theroux | Chris Johns | Luvale children | |
North Woods Journal | November 1997 | Jim Brandenburg | Jim Brandenburg | Mallard ducks | |
Wild Tigers | December 1997 | Geoffrey C. Ward | Michael Nichols | Tigress and her cub |
1998
Titlea | Date | Author | Photographer | Imagesb | Ref |
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Making Sense of the Millennium | January 1998 | Joel Swerdlow | George Steinmetz | Sahara Desert | |
Queen Maud Land | February 1998 | Jon Krakauer | Gordon Wiltsie | Kubus Mountain | |
Planet of the Beatles | March 1998 | Douglas H. Chadwick | Mark W. Moffett | Longhorn beetle | |
The Vanishing Prairie dog | April 1998 | Michael E. Long | Raymound Gehman | Prairie dog | |
Unlocking the Climate Puzzle | May 1998 | Curt Suplee | Joanna B. Pinneo | Tuareg family in the shade | |
Trans-Siberian Railroad | June 1998 | Fen Montaigne | Gerd Ludwig | Russian man | |
Dinosaurs Take Wings | July 1998 | Jennifer Ackerman | O. Louis Mazzatenta | Feathered dinosaur | |
Return to Mars | August 1998 | William R. Newcott | NASA | Sojourner (rover) | |
Valley of the Kings | September 1998 | Kent R. Weeks | Kenneth Garrett | King Tut Alabaster | |
Population | October 1998 | Joel L. Swerdlow | Karen Kasmauski | Bangladesh mother and child | |
Maui's Monster Waves: Jaws | November 1998 | Joel Achenbach | Patrick McFeeley | Laird Hamilton surfing | |
Petra: Ancient City of Stone | December 1998 | Don Belt | Annie Griffiths Belt | Petra |
1999
Titlea | Date | Author | Photographer | Imagesb | Ref |
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Coral Eden | January 1999 | David Doubilet | David Doubilet | ||
Biodiversity: The Fragile Web | February 1999 | Joel L. Swerdlow | Frans Lanting | Australian Spadefoot frog | |
El Niño/La Niña | March 1999 | Curt Suplee | NASA | Hurricane Linda | |
Return to the Battle of Midway | April 1999 | Thomas B. Allen | David Doubilet | World War II planes | |
Africa's Wild Dogs | May 1999 | Richard Conniff | Chris Johns | African wild dogs | |
Cuba | June 1999 | John J. Putman | Alan Harvey | Cuban boy | |
Iran: Testing the Waters of Reform | July 1999 | Fen Montaigne | Alexandra Avakian | Iranian woman | |
Global Culture | August 1999 | Joel L. Swerdlow | Joe McNally | Fashion Model and her mother | |
Around at Last | September 1999 | Bertrand Piccard | Breitling SA | Breitling Orbiter 3 | |
Secrets of the Gene | October 1999 | James Shreeve | Karen Kasmauski | Genetically engineered pig | |
Inca Sacrifice | November 1999 | Johan Reinhard | Maria Stenzel | Inca gold figurine | |
Cheetahs | December 1999 | Richard Conniff | Chris Johns | Cheetah and her cub |
Notes
- a.^ In some issues of National Geographic, the cover story would have one title on the cover and a different title (with the same meaning) on the headline of the actual article, or the title may appear different on the table of contents. Titles represented in this list, are taken from the cover and the citation represents the title listed in the table of contents.
- b.^ Images could also be a painting or a drawing.
- c.^ Author not stated, usually a breakout article or a pictorial
- d.^ Multiple articles with various authors. Photo depicted is not included in those articles.
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- Swerdlow, Joel (January 1998). "Making Sense of the Millennium". National Geographic. Vol. 193, no. 1. p. 2.
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- Thompson, Jon (June 1991). "East Europe's Dark Dawn". National Geographic. Vol. 179, no. 6. p. 36.
- Munn, Charles A. (January 1994). "Macaws: Winged Rainbows". National Geographic. Vol. 185, no. 1. p. 118.
- Rudloe, Anne; Rudloe, Jack (February 1994). "Sea Turtles: In a Race for Survival". National Geographic. Vol. 185, no. 2. p. 94.
- "1491: America Before Columbus". National Geographic. Vol. 180, no. 4. October 1991.
- Belt, Don (December 1998). "Petra, Ancient City of Stone". National Geographic. Vol. 194, no. 6. p. 116.
- Canby, Thomas Y. (August 1991). "After the Storm". National Geographic. Vol. 180, no. 2. p. 2.
- Edwards, Mike (March 1990). "Siberia: in from the Cold". National Geographic. Vol. 177, no. 3. p. 2.
- "A Personal Vision of Vanishing Life". National Geographic. Vol. 177, no. 4. April 1990. p. 84.
- Van Dyk, Jere (May 1990). "Growing up in East Harlem". National Geographic. Vol. 177, no. 5. p. 52.
- Moize, Elizabeth A. (June 1990). "Austin: Deep in the Heart of Texas". National Geographic. Vol. 177, no. 6. p. 50.
- Duplaix, Nicole (July 1990). "South Florida Water: Paying the Price". National Geographic. Vol. 178, no. 1. p. 89.
- Danforth, Kenneth C. (August 1990). "Yugoslavia: A House Much Divided". National Geographic. Vol. 178, no. 2. p. 92.
- Lyons, Eugene (September 1990). "Track of the Manila Galleons". National Geographic. Vol. 178, no. 3. p. 5.
- Doubilet, David (October 1990). "Japan's Suruga Bay". National Geographic. Vol. 178, no. 4. p. 2.
- Vesilind, Priit (November 1990). "The Baltic Nations". National Geographic. Vol. 178, no. 5. p. 2.
- Lanting, Frans (December 1990). "Botswana: A Gathering of Waters and Wildlife". National Geographic. Vol. 178, no. 6. p. 5.
- Arden, Harvey (January 1991). "The Land of Northwest Australia: Journey into Dreamtime". National Geographic. Vol. 179, no. 1. p. 2.
- Terrill, Ross (February 1991). "Hong Kong: Countdown to 1997". National Geographic. Vol. 179, no. 2. p. 103.
- Cahill, Tim (March 1991). "The Splendors of Lechuguilla Cave". National Geographic. Vol. 179, no. 3. p. 34.
- Lamb, David (April 1991). "A Season in the Minors". National Geographic. Vol. 179, no. 4. p. 40.
- Chadwick, Douglas H. (May 1991). "Elephants: Out of Time, Out of Space". National Geographic. Vol. 179, no. 5. p. 2.
- Meryman, Richard (July 1991). "The Wyeth Family: Americans Visions". National Geographic. Vol. 180, no. 1. p. 78.
- Poten, Constance J. (September 1991). "America's Illegal Wildlife Trade". National Geographic. Vol. 180, no. 3. p. 106.
- Caputo, Robert (November 1991). "Lifeline for a Nation: Zaire River". National Geographic. Vol. 180, no. 5. p. 5.
- Abercrombie, Thomas A. (December 1991). "Ibn Battuta: Prince of Travelers". National Geographic. Vol. 180, no. 6. p. 2.
- Lyon, Eugene (January 1992). "Search for Columbus". National Geographic. Vol. 181, no. 1. p. 2.
- Conaway, James (February 1992). "Eastern Wildlife-Bittersweet Success". National Geographic. Vol. 181, no. 2. p. 66.
- Linden, Eugene (March 1992). "A Curious Kinship: Apes and Humans". National Geographic. Vol. 181, no. 3. p. 2.
- Ward, Andrew (April 1992). "Vancouver - Good Luck City". National Geographic. Vol. 181, no. 4. p. 94.
- Ward, Geoffrey C. (May 1992). "India's Wildlife Dilema". National Geographic. Vol. 181, no. 5. p. 2.
- Belt, Don (June 1992). "The World's Great Lake". National Geographic. Vol. 181, no. 6. p. 2.
- Hornocker, Maurice G. (July 1992). "Mountain Lions". National Geographic. Vol. 182, no. 1.
- Hitchens, Christopher (August 1992). "Struggle of the Kurds". National Geographic. Vol. 182, no. 2. p. 32.
- Norris, Kenneth S. (September 1992). "Dolphins in Crisis". National Geographic. Vol. 182, no. 3. p. 2.
- Mitchell, John G. (October 1992). "Our Disappearing Wetlands". National Geographic. Vol. 182, no. 4. p. 3.
- Long, Michael E. (November 1992). "The Sense of Sight". National Geographic. Vol. 182, no. 5. p. 3.
- Grove, Noel (December 1992). "Volcanos: Crucibles of Creation". National Geographic. Vol. 182, no. 6. p. 5.
- Gore, Rick (January 1993). "Dinosaurs". National Geographic. Vol. 183, no. 1. p. 2.
- Zhi, Lu (February 1993). "Newborn Panda in the Wild". National Geographic. Vol. 183, no. 2. p. 60.
- Edwards, Mike (March 1993). "A Broken Empire". National Geographic. Vol. 183, no. 3. p. 4.
- Gore, Rick (April 1993). "Andrew Aftermath". National Geographic. Vol. 183, no. 4. p. 2.
- Vesilind, Priit J. (May 1993). "Middle East Water: Critical Resource". National Geographic. Vol. 183, no. 5. p. 2.
- Horton, Tom (June 1993). "Chesapeake Bay-Hanging in the Balance". National Geographic. Vol. 183, no. 6. p. 2.
- Newcott, William R. (July 1993). "Lightning, Natures High Voltage Spectacle". National Geographic. Vol. 184, no. 1. p. 83.
- Caputo, Robert (August 1993). "Tragedy Strikes the Horn of Africa". National Geographic. Vol. 184, no. 2. p. 88.
- Davidson, Robyn (September 1993). "Wandering with India's Rabari". National Geographic. Vol. 184, no. 3.
- Poole, Robert M. (October 1993). "Labrador: Canada's Place Apart". National Geographic. Vol. 184, no. 4. p. 2.
- Doubilet, David (November 1993). "The Desert Sea". National Geographic. Vol. 184, no. 5. p. 60.
- Ellis, William S. (December 1993). "Glass: Capturing the Dance of Light". National Geographic. Vol. 184, no. 6. p. 37.
- Ellis, William S. (March 1994). "Shanghai". National Geographic. Vol. 185, no. 3. p. 2.
- Mairson, Alan (April 1994). "The Everglades: Dying for Help". National Geographic. Vol. 185, no. 4. p. 2.
- Allen, Thomas B. (May 1994). "Turkey Struggles for Balance". National Geographic. Vol. 185, no. 5. p. 2.
- Parfit, Michael (June 1994). "Powwow". National Geographic. Vol. 185, no. 6. p. 88.
- Grove, Noel (July 1994). "Recycling". National Geographic. Vol. 186, no. 1. p. 92.
- Joubert, Dereck (August 1994). "Lions of Darkness". National Geographic. Vol. 186, no. 2. p. 35.
- Conniff, Richard (September 1994). "Ireland: On Fast-Forward". National Geographic. Vol. 186, no. 3. p. 2.
- Mitchell, John G. (October 1994). "Our National Parks". National Geographic. Vol. 186, no. 4. p. 2.
- Hodgson, Bryan (November 1994). "Buffalo: Back Home on the Range". National Geographic. Vol. 186, no. 5. p. 64.
- Brown, Stuart L. (December 1994). "Animals at Play". National Geographic. Vol. 186, no. 6. p. 2.
- Curtsinger, Bill (January 1995). "Grey Reef Sharks". National Geographic. Vol. 187, no. 1. p. 45.
- Miller, Mary (February 1995). "Maya Masterpiece Revealed". National Geographic. Vol. 187, no. 2. p. 50.
- Chadwick, Douglas H. (March 1995). "The Endangered Species Act". National Geographic. Vol. 187, no. 3. p. 2.
- Dahlby, Tracy (April 1995). "The New Saigon". National Geographic. Vol. 187, no. 4. p. 60.
- McMillan, Peter (May 1995). "The Vimy Flies Again". National Geographic. Vol. 187, no. 5. p. 2.
- Swerdlow, Joel (June 1995). "The Brain". National Geographic. Vol. 187, no. 6. p. 2.
- Chadwick, Douglas (July 1995). "Ndkoi: Last Place on Earth". National Geographic. Vol. 188, no. 1. p. 2.
- Vessels, Jane (August 1995). "Sicily". National Geographic. Vol. 188, no. 2. p. 2.
- Royte, Elizabeth (September 1995). "Hawaii's Vanishing Species". National Geographic. Vol. 188, no. 3. p. 2.
- Parfit, Michael (November 1995). "Diminishing Returns". National Geographic. Vol. 188, no. 5. p. 2.
- Miller, Peter G. (December 1995). "Jane Goodall". National Geographic. Vol. 188, no. 6. p. 102.
- Gore, Rick (January 1996). "Neandertals". National Geographic. Vol. 189, no. 1. p. 2.
- "Into the Heart of Glaciers". National Geographic. Vol. 189, no. 2. February 1996. p. 70.
- Oeland, Glen (March 1996). "Emperor penguins". National Geographic. Vol. 189, no. 3. p. 52.
- Mairson, Alan (April 1996). "Storming the Tower". National Geographic. Vol. 189, no. 4. p. 32.
- Currie, Philip J. (May 1996). "The Great Dinosaur Egg Hunt". National Geographic. Vol. 189, no. 5. p. 96.
- Newman, Cathy (June 1996). "Cape York Peninsula". National Geographic. Vol. 189, no. 6. p. 2.
- Chadwick, Douglas H. (July 1996). "A Place for Parks". National Geographic. Vol. 190, no. 1. p. 2.
- "Emerging Mexico". National Geographic. Vol. 190, no. 2. August 1996.
- Watkins, T. H. (September 1996). "Hawk High Over Four Corners". National Geographic. Vol. 190, no. 3. p. 80.
- Beckwith, Carol; Fisher, Angela (October 1996). "African Gold". National Geographic. Vol. 190, no. 4. p. 36.
- Apt, Jay (November 1996). "Orbit". National Geographic. Vol. 190, no. 5. p. 2.
- Edwards, Mike (December 1996). "Genghis Khan". National Geographic. Vol. 190, no. 6. p. 2.
- Doubilet, David (January 1997). "Beneath the Tasman Sea". National Geographic. Vol. 191, no. 1. p. 82.
- Edwards, Mike (February 1997). "Siberian Tigers". National Geographic. Vol. 191, no. 2. p. 100.
- Kovacs, Kit (March 1997). "Bearded Seals". National Geographic. Vol. 191, no. 3. p. 124.
- Newcott, William R. (April 1997). "The Hubble Telescope". National Geographic. Vol. 191, no. 4. p. 2.
- Ward, Geoffrey C. (May 1997). "India". National Geographic. Vol. 191, no. 5. p. 2.
- Benchley, Peter (June 1997). "French Polynesia". National Geographic. Vol. 191, no. 6. p. 2.
- Suplee, Curt (July 1997). "Robot Revolution". National Geographic. Vol. 192, no. 1. p. 76.
- Klum, Mattias (August 1997). "Malaysia's Secret Realm". National Geographic. Vol. 192, no. 2. p. 122.
- Zich, Arthur (September 1997). "China's Three Gorges". National Geographic. Vol. 192, no. 3. p. 2.
- Brandenburg, Jim (November 1997). "North Woods Journal". National Geographic. Vol. 192, no. 5. p. 94.
- Ward, Geoffrey C. (December 1997). "Making Room for Wild Tigers". National Geographic. Vol. 192, no. 6. p. 2.
- Krakauer, Jon (February 1998). "Queen Maud Land". National Geographic. Vol. 193, no. 2. p. 46.
- Chadwick, Douglas H. (March 1998). "Planet of the Beatles". National Geographic. Vol. 193, no. 3. p. 100.
- Long, Michael E. (April 1998). "The Vanishing Prairie dog". National Geographic. Vol. 193, no. 4. p. 116.
- Suplee, Curt (May 1998). "Unlocking the Climate Puzzle". National Geographic. Vol. 193, no. 5. p. 38.
- Montaigne, Fen (June 1998). "Russia's Iron Road". National Geographic. Vol. 193, no. 6. p. 2.
- Ackerman, Jennifer (July 1998). "Dinosaurs Take Wing". National Geographic. Vol. 194, no. 1. p. 74.
- Newcott, William R. (August 1998). "Return to Mars". National Geographic. Vol. 194, no. 2. p. 2.
- Weeks, Kent R. (September 1998). "Valley of the Kings". National Geographic. Vol. 194, no. 3. p. 2.
- Swerdlow, Joel L. (October 1998). "Population". National Geographic. Vol. 194, no. 4. p. 2.
- Achenbach, Joel (November 1998). "Maui Surf". National Geographic. Vol. 194, no. 5. p. 58.
- Doubilet, David (January 1999). "Coral Eden". National Geographic. Vol. 195, no. 1. p. 2.
- Swerdlow, Joel L. (February 1999). "Biodiversity: Taking Stock of Life". National Geographic. Vol. 195, no. 2. p. 2.
- Suplee, Curt (March 1999). "El Niño/La Niña". National Geographic. Vol. 195, no. 3. p. 72.
- Allen, Thomas B. (April 1999). "The Battle of Midway". National Geographic. Vol. 195, no. 4. p. 80.
- Conniff, Richard (May 1999). "Africa's Wild Dogs". National Geographic. Vol. 195, no. 5. p. 36.
- Putman, John J. (June 1999). "Cuba". National Geographic. Vol. 195, no. 6. p. 2.
- Montaigne, Fen (July 1999). "Iran: Testing the Waters of Reform". National Geographic. Vol. 196, no. 1. p. 2.
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