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Sarah Leen

The morning sun casts a golden glow on a sprawling housing development in Las Vegas. A story in the July 2001 issue examined the consequences of urban sprawl in the U.S.

A helicopter lowers a technician to maintain the Horns Rev wind farm in Esbjerg, Denmark. When this photo appeared in the August 2005 issue, wind generated 20 percent of all electricity in Denmark.

A carnival in Windsor, Ontario, looks out over Detroit, Michigan. A story in the February 1990 issue titled, "Common Ground, Different Dreams," looked at life on either side of the U.S.-Canada border.

A woman climbs Popocatépetl, an active volcano in central Mexico, to make offerings to El Popo, a god who harnesses clouds to deliver rain to thirsty crops. This picture appeared in a January 1999 story about the volcano and surrounding area; in December 2000 the volcano erupted in its most significant event in 1,200 years.

A carnival in Windsor, Ontario, looks out over Detroit, Michigan. A story in the February 1990 issue titled, "Common Ground, Different Dreams," looked at life on either side of the U.S.-Canada border.

A woman climbs Popocatépetl, an active volcano in central Mexico, to make offerings to El Popo, a god who harnesses clouds to deliver rain to thirsty crops. This picture appeared in a January 1999 story about the volcano and surrounding area; in December 2000 the volcano erupted in its most significant event in 1,200 years.

A February 1990 story looked at the lives on either side of the Canada-U.S. border. In this picture, Canadians camp out in a parking lot in Washington State before hauling back duty-free goods.

A mountain goat perches on a wall of the Stikine River Grand Canyon in British Columbia, Canada. Mountain goats' unique hooves allow them to travel where their predators—wolves, bears, and cougars—cannot.

A lone bison stands in snow-covered Yellowstone National Park. The bison's skin, fat reserves, and fur coat make it especially suited to survive temperatures as low as minus 40 degrees Fahrenheit and winds as wild as 50 miles an hour.

In the early 2000s, Jacques Chiron drove an Astroturf-covered Volkswagen, powered by vegetable oil. At the time, Chiron got the oil from a nearby potato chip shop, and spent about $8 (£6) per month to fuel his car.