Description: National Geographic February 2012 CONDITION Acceptable, unmarked pages, reading and cover wear CONTENTS New Tricks From Old Dogs – The genetic code of canine shapes and sizes may help scientists unravel human disease. By Evan Ratliff Photographs by Robert Clark The Calm Before the Wave – A tsunami strikes almost every year. When and where will the next giant wave hit? By Dim Folger Essay: A Japanese mother’s tsunami warning. By Marie Mutsuki Mockett Kazakhstan’s Tomorrowland – The oil-rich country’s brash, billion-dollar new capital has everything—including “the banana.” By John Lancaster Photographs by Ger Ludwig Leonardo…Or Not? – A chalk-and-ink drawing purchased for $21,850 could be a $100 million masterwork. The proof may come down to a 500-year-old book. By Tom O’Neill Reclusive Rocks – Do you like grit in your teeth? Isolation? Hoodoos that shift hues? Then come to the Southwest’s well-kept secret: Vermillion Cliffs Monument. By Verlyn Klinkenborg Photographs by Richard Barnes Last of the Cave People – They came to meet Papua New Guinea’s nomads—and stumbled into a live-and-death crisis. By Mark Jenkins Photographs by Amy Toensing Departments Editor’s Note Letters National Geographic TV Explorers Journal Visions – Your Shot Now Horn Heists – The demands of Asian medicine have taken a toll on taxidermied rhinos. Love Geography, Part I – Top online-dating terms vary by state: “antler” in Montana, “sequin” in Arizona Love Geography, Part II – Global terms of endearment vary too. Mastodon Mystery – Why are there so many bones near a Colorado reservoir? Bumblebee Flight Pattern – They pilot the best route to each flower. Next Meow in the Dark – Cats in a study are set aglow by a luminescent jellyfish protein. Descent to Mars – Lowered by a crane, roving robot Curiosity will explore the planet. The Modern Melting Pot – Census date shed light on integration—and segregation. Gauging Head Injuries – A device helps medics find hard-to-detect brain injuries in soldiers. NG Connect The Moment Flashback 50969
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