How to Access National Geographic

1. Penn State has access to issues through December 2020 online via the ProQuest
database, but it is text only.

Go to: https://libraries.psu.edu/

Click on “E-Journals”

Type “National Geographic” and then search

Scroll down and click on “Environmental Science Collection”

Select the year and month you are looking for

2. Purchase a one month digital subscription for $2.99 at

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/

National Geographic Articles (Fall 2021)

December 2020. “So Great, So Fragile,” (pollution and economics of the Great Lakes)

October 2020. “Stolen Lives,” pp. 90-115 (Bangladeshi and India girls sold into sexual
slavery)

September 2020. “A Future Less Frozen,” pp. 74-95 (impact of ice loss on Great Lakes
region’s economy and culture)

September 2020.” The Robots are Here,” pp. 40-73 (should be obvious!)

August 2020. “The Fight to be Heard,” pp. 96-123 (US women and voting)

August 2020. “Water Everywhere and Nowhere,” pp. 74-95 (water crisis in India)

August 2020. “Stopping Pandemics,” pp. 40-73 (history of pandemics)

July 2020.” The Looming Crisis over Water,” pp. 70-97 (Indus River in Asia)

June 2020. “Taking the Lead,” pp. 108-131 (women in politics)

April 2020. “The Road to 2070,” pp. 42-69 (across the US in an electric car)

March 2020. “The End of Trash,” pp. 42-71 (global recycling)

March 2020. “Chibok Schoolgirls,” pp. 84-97 (abduction in Nigeria)

February 2020. “The Last Slave Ship,” pp. 42-67 (transatlantic slave trade)

December 2019. “The Story of Plastic,” pp. 68-81 (this article is short, so combine it with
May 2019 “Sea of Plastic” pp. 42-55)

November 2019. “Women: A Century of Change,” (the entire issue is on women - pick a
couple of articles that interest the team)

October 2019. “Vanishing,” pp. 40-61 (present-day animal extinction)

September 2019. “The New Cold War,” pp. 50-73 (competition for control of the Arctic)

August 2019. “Walking with Migrants,” pp. 40-63 and three optional related articles
following (migrants around the world)

July 2019. “Desperate Niger,” pp. 110-135 (chaos in West Africa)

June 2019. “Wildlife Tourism,” pp. 44-77 (lucrative parts of animal harm)

May 2019. “A New Day in Mozambique,” pp. 94-119 (national park recovers from war)

April 2019. “A City Rises,” pp. 102-125 (from refugee settlement to African city)

April 2019. “Rethinking Communities,” pp. 70-101 (city planning and the environment)

April 2019. “Walking Tokyo,” pp. 38-69 (World’s biggest megacity)

March 2019. “No Way Out,” pp. 76-99 (criminal gangs in El Salvador)

February 2019. “The White Gold Rush,” pp. 78-103 (Bolivia and lithium)

February 2019. “Silicon Valley Grows Up (Sort Of),” pp. 104-125 (costs of technological
success)

January 2019. “Every Body is Unique,” pp. 42-67 (gene research and data mining)

January 2019. “The Secrets of Chinese Medicine,” pp. 96-121 (modern science and
ancient remedies)

December 2018. “The Other Oil Crisis,” pp. 76-101 (sustainably producing palm oil)

December 2018. “Native Americans Reclaim their Stories,” pp. 102-127 (two articles on
Native Americans)
October 2018. “Threatened by the Outside World,” pp. 42-71 (tribes in the Amazon)

September 2018. “Building a New American Dream,” pp. 128-149 (South Asian
Americans)

August 2018. “Poisoning Africa,” pp. 78-101 (Kenya, toxic bait, and ecosystem)

July 2018. “Faster. Higher. Smarter. Stronger.” Pp. 42-71 (technology and athletic
performance)

July 2018. “Faces of the Future,” pp. 86-103 (Latinos in America)

June 2018. “Plastics,” pp. 40-91 (miracle material and the environment)

May 2018. “Being Muslim in America,” pp. 42-77 (self-explanatory)

February 2018. “They are Watching You,” pp. 30-65 (surveillance and security)

February 2018. “Feeding China,” pp. 82-107 (restructuring agriculture)

January 2018. “The Healing of Colombia,” pp. 66-89 (recovering from civil war)

January 2018. “Last Ice,” pp. 90-109 (melting Arctic ice)

December 2017. “Kingdom of the Jaguar,” pp. 70-95 (environmental threats)

December 2017. “Africa’s Tech Generation,” pp. 96-117 (technology and innovation in
Africa)

December 2017. “Silk Road,” pp. 126-149 (globalization and the Silk Road)

November 2017. “The World’s Happiest Places,” pp. 30-59 (this one is obvious)

November 2017. “The Rush to Save Okavango,” pp. 80-103 (preserving Angola’s delta)

November 2017. “Why Vaccines Matter,” pp. 114-135 (global health)

October 2017. “Dubai’s Audacious Goal,” pp. 52-69 (goal to go green)

October 2017. “Debating Trophy Hunting,” pp. 70-99 (hunting and conservation in
Africa)

October 2017. “Life on the Edge,” pp. 108-129 (Russian nomads, climate change, natural
gas)

September 2017. “A Tiny Country Feeds the World,” pp. 82-109 (Dutch agriculture)
August 2017. “Shoot for the Moon. Again.” pp. 30-61 (money and space)

August 2017. “A Place to Go,” pp. 94-119 (sanitation and health)

July 2017. “The Crisis on the Ice,” pp. 30-49 (rise in sea levels)

July 2017. “The Making of a Massacre,” pp. 120-141 (Mexican drug cartel)

June 2017. “Life in the Balance,” pp. 52-69 (climate change and the Galapagos islands)

June 2017. “The Perils of Pale,” pp. 70-92 (albinism in Tanzania and sale of body parts)

May 2017. “The Burning Heart of Africa,” pp. 56-77 (problems in Central African
Republic)

May 2017. “Whose Moors are they?” pp. 84-111 (Scotland’s landscape, class, culture,
and nature)

April 2017. “Life after ISIS,” pp. 96-123 (terrorism in Iraq)

February 2017. “A 9,000-Year Love Affair,” pp. 30-53 (The history of alcohol’s impact
on society)

February 2017. “Life after Loss,” pp. 78-103 (Societies impose burdens on widows)

January 2017. “Rethinking Gender,” pp. 48-73 (Science and gender identity around the
world)

January 2017. “Making a Man,” pp. 74-103 (Traditional rites of passage and
modernization)

January 2017. “The Dangerous Lives of Girls,” pp. 130-151 (this article is more pictures
than words, so you should include one of the other shorter articles in this issue)

December 2016. “The Putin Generation,” pp. 78-101 (Young Russians and the country’s
future)

November 2016. “Changing Cuba: Here Comes the Wave and The Caribbean’s Crown
Jewels,” pp. 82-107 (Effects of the rise of tourism)

November 2016. “Fragile Peace,” pp. 108-129 (Aftermath of civil war in Sri Lanka)

October 2016. “Deadly Trade,” pp. 56-81 (Trafficking of rhinos)

October 2016. “The New Europeans,” pp. 82-115 (Recent migration to Europe)
September 2016. “Back in Fashion,” pp. 96-113 (Furs, fashion, and treatment of animals)

July 2016. “The Battle for Virunga,” pp. 56-83 (Hazards of an African park ranger)

June 2016. “Peru’s World Apart,” pp. 30-57 (protecting a national park)

June 2016. “Plundering the Past,” pp. 58-81 (Illegal trade in antiquities)

June 2016. “Juarez Returns to Life,” pp. 100-117 (changing times in a Mexican border
town)

April 2016. “Urban Parks,” pp. 86-107 (parks in cities)

April 2016. “Ghost Lands,” pp. 108-131 (Armenia, Turkey, and genocide)

March 2016. “Waste Not, Want Not,” pp. 30-55 (using ugly food to feed the planet)

March 2016. “The Cold Rush,” pp. 56-81 (labor conditions in the Arctic region)

March 2016. “The Other Iraq,” pp. 102-123 (The Kurds of northern Iraq and ISIS)

February 2016. “The Changing Face of Saudi Women,” pp. 110-133 (Life for modern
Saudi women)

January 2016. “Riding Rubber’s Boom,” pp. 118-137 (Global demand for car tires and its
effect on Southeast Asia’s environment)

January 2016. “Into Thin Ice,” pp. 98-117 (Melting Arctic sea ice)