December 2009

Wildlife Trafficking

A reporter follows the lucrative, illicit and heartrending trade in stolen wild animals deep into Ecuador's rain forest

Hallelujah

A musical rite of the holiday season, the Baroque-era oratorio still awes listeners more than 250 years after the composer's death

Handel Slept Here

The Pyramid Man

An amateur archaeologist says he's discovered the world's oldest pyramids in the Balkans. But many experts remain dubious

Glee Mail

Seasonal greetings from artists such as Alexander Calder and Philip Guston celebrate the handmade holiday card

Savoring Puebla

Mexico's "City of Angels" is home to gilded churches, artistic treasures and a delectable culinary culture

Ethiopia's Exotic Monkeys

High in the Simien Mountains, researchers are getting a close-up look at the exotic, socially adventuresome primates known as geladas

Putting America on the Map

Two obscure 16th-century German scholars named the American continent and changed the way people thought about the world