advertisement


Wordwise Glossary
Stirring ingredients into your vocabulary does not have to be an ordeal. Just follow this route to our glossary. We add new words for each issue.
Look it Up
Article Archives
> >  Celebrate Earth
> >  Wild Cats
> >  Oil
> >  Water Wonders
> >  Mars

> >  Complete Archive
Photo Credits
Great Wall: © Keren Su/China Span
Toucan: © Frans Lanting
Lobster: © Gary Bell/zefa/Corbis
Wall of Wonder Featured Article
Wall of Wonder
This summer, the Olympics will be in China. Explore that vast land by walking the Great Wall—trek through the Chinese countryside and meet some people who live there.

Read More
Other Articles
Layers of Life Layers of Life
The rain forest is made up of four layers—the forest floor, the understory, the canopy, and the emergent layer. Each layer is bursting with plants and animals. Climb up through these "Layers of Life" on page 2 of our May 2008 issue.
Animal Armor Animal Armor
Shells are more than just pretty things that washed up on a sandy beach. They are armor for some of the toughest creatures on Earth. Check out how some creatures use shells as armor on page 18 of our May 2008 issue.



Archive Privacy Credits About Us

© 2008 National Geographic Society. All rights reserved.