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National Geographic : 2015 Dec
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OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY Corrections and Clarifications Go to ngm.com/more. On the Cover The Virgin Mary has been depicted by many renowned artists. This detail is from the circa-1480 painting “The Virgin and the Child,” by Sandro Botticelli. Poldi Pezzoli Museum Collection, Milan; photo by Malcangi. Image composed of eight photographs 140 Proof | Remnants of a Failed Utopia In disused machines and abandoned buildings, a photographer sees the overreach of technology. By Rena Silverman Photographs by Danila Tkachenko The Science of Delicious Taste receptors, volatiles, gustatory cortex: There’s more to yum than you might think. By David Owen Photographs by Brian Finke 60 30 The World’s Most Powerful Woman The Virgin Mary is both a personal intercessor and a global sensation. By Maureen Orth Photographs by Diana Markosian 82 New New York The bird’s-eye views of the skyline make it clear: This city may never sleep, but it surely does change. By Pete Hamill Photographs by George Steinmetz 98Haiti on Its Own Terms When young Haitians photograph their nation, determination shines through the hardship. By Alexandra Fuller Photographs by students of FotoKonbit 120 Out of the Shadows Leopards can adapt to living near humans—so well, in fact, that we may not know they’re around. By Richard Conniff Photographs by Steve Winter At Copenhagen’s Nordic Food Lab, researchers distilled gin from a plentiful resource: ants. The taste? Pleasantly lemony, they insist. december 2015 vol.228•no.6
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