National Geographic Interactive (January 2010)
National Geographic Interactive (January 2010)
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NATIONAL
GEOGRAPHIC
JANUARY 2010 · VOL . 217 . NO . 1
A Better Life With Bionics 34 The blind can see, a one-armed woman can fold her shirts.
By Josh Fischman Photographs by Mark Thiessen
Sublime Scottish Islands 54 Some call the Hebrides bleak. They're not paying attention.
By Lynne Warren Photographs by Jim Richardson
Asia's Wildlife Trade 78 Demand for pets and medicines drives illegal trafficking.
By aryan Christy Photographs by Mark Leong
Restless Spirits 108 In modern-day China, the dead still make demands.
By Peter Hessler Photographs by Ira Block
The Singapore Solution 132 The "minister mentor" wields a big carrot and a big stick.
By Mark Jacobson Photographs by David McLain
Editor's Note 4
Letters 8
Your Shot 12
Visions of Earth 14 .... _.............. .
CONSERVATION
Backing Big Cats
The NGS Big Cats Initiative aims to keep top
felines from sliding toward extinction.
SPAce
Wanted: Moon Rocks .......................................
NASA has a cache. Samples are sold on
eBay. Then there's the black market.
HEALTH
The Cost of Care
Which coun t ry leads the world in health
care spending per person?
TECHNOLOGY
........................................... Mummies Bare All
Lady Hor was really a sir. That's one of many
surprises from high-tech scans.
ENVIRONMENT
Quashing Kudzu
The vine covers eight million U.S. acres-and
counting. A killer fungus aims to take it down.