National Geographic Explorer (Student Magazine)

Parents:

Could your vocabulary use some momentum? Then accelerate into our glossary! We add new words for each issue.

> > Dragonflies
> > Sharks
> > Civil War
> > Animal Defenses
> > Global Warming

> > Complete Archive

Dragonfly: Roy King/Superstock

King Tut: Kenneth Garrett

Comet: � Dennis di Cicco/CORBIS

Addax: Martin Harvey

The Dragon Hunter
Dragonflies are incredible insects. Keith Wilson should know. He tracks them around the world.


	KING TUT King Tut is a man of mystery. For years, people have wondered why he died at 19. Was he sick? Did he have a horrible accident? Was he killed? To answer these questions, author Zahi Hawass and a team of other scientists studied Tut�s mummy. They used modern medical tools to take 1,700 amazing pictures of the king�both inside and out. The images answered some old questions. They also raised new ones. Come face-to-face with King Tut on page 10 of our September 2005 issue. Explore More Zahi Hawass, Tutankhamun: The Mystery of the Boy King (National Geographic, 2005) A.R. Williams, "King Tut" in National Geographic (June 2005) National Geographic: Unraveling the Mysteries of King Tutankhamun Explore King Tut�s tomb, see his amazing golden coffins, and view modern medical images of the world�s most famous mummy. Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs For the first time in 26 years, treasures from King Tut�s tomb are on display in America. Peek at the exhibition, then find the location nearest you. Tutankhamun CT Scan What have modern medical tools shown us about King Tut? Find out here. Tutankhamun Facial Reconstruction What did King Tut look like? Three different groups of artists used the latest medical images to portray the young ruler.


	A COMET'S TALE A horrible cosmic crash took place this summer. A space probe smashed into a comet named Tempel 1. The crash was planned. Scientists hope that pictures of the collision will tell them what comets are made of. They might even reveal what the solar system was like billions of years ago. Journey into this far-out space story on page 16 of our September 2005 issue. Explore More Kate Boehm Jerome, Exploring Space (National Geographic Reading Expeditions, 2002) NASA: Deep Impact Get the facts and view the pictures of comet Tempel 1 and the Deep Impact mission. NG News: Did Comets Make Life on Earth Possible? Learn why an increasing number of scientists believe that comets might hold the secrets to the origins of life on Earth. Cometography Learn about famous comets. Find out which comets can be seen now.


	DESERT SURVIVOR The Sahara is the largest desert in the world. The addax is one of the few animals that can survive there. Or can it? The addax is being hunted to extinction. No one knows for sure how many are left. Join National Geographic explorer Mike Fay as he goes in search of the last wild addaxes. Discover the addax on page 2 of our September 2005 issue. Explore More National Geographic: Africa Megaflyover See the pictures, read the transcripts, and hear the story of Mike Fay's Megaflyover and his search for the addax. National Geographic: Congo Trek Mike Fay wanted to know what animals survive in wildest Africa. So he hiked 2,000 miles through the jungle. Animal Info: Addax Learn more about this African antelope.