List of National Geographic cover stories (2020s)

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This is a list of National Geographic cover stories including writers and photographers starting from January 2020.

Contents

For a complete list of cover stories from 1959 to 2024, see the List of National Geographic cover stories.

2020

2020
Title a DateAuthorPhotographerImages b Ref
PainJanuary 2020Robert Clark, et al.Magic TorchHuman brain
[1]
Last Journey into SlaveryFebruary 2020Joel K. Bourne, Jr., et al. Kadir Nelson Slave ship
[2]
The End of TrashMarch 2020 Robert Kunzig Luca LocatelliMassive pile of clothes
[3]
How We Lost the Planet, How we Saved the WorldApril 2020 Susan Goldberg Imaginary Forces Earth
[4]
You'll Miss Them When There GoneMay 2020 Elizabeth Kolbert David Liittschwager Insects
[5]
The Last Voices of World War IIJune 2020 Lynne Olson Robert Clark Lawrence Brooks
[6]
EverestJuly 2020 Mark Synnott William Faucett Mount Everest
[7]
Stopping PandemicsAugust 2020 Richard Conniff Max Aguilera-HellwegMan in a gas mask
[8]
Meet the RobotsSeptember 2020David Berreby Spencer Lowell Robot hand
[9]
Reimaging DinosaursOctober 2020Michael Greshko Davide Bonadonna Deinonychus
A World Gone ViralNovember 2020Multiple authors & stories d Cédric Gerbehaye X-ray of human lungs
Saving the Great LakesDecember 2020 Tim Folger Keith Ladzinski Lake Michigan

2021

2021
Title a DateAuthorPhotographerImages b Ref
2020: 71 photographs from an Unforgettable yearJanuary 2021 Susan Goldberg Kris Graves Robert E. Lee Monument
Mysteries of a virusFebruary 2021 David Quammen Markos Kay Mimivirus
MarsMarch 2021 Nadia Drake ESA Mars
The fight for Clean AirApril 2021Beth Gardiner Matthieu Paley Power plant in Ulaanbaatar
Secrets of the WhalesMay 2021Craig Welch Brian Skerry Humpback whale
Reckoning with the PastJune 2021Cynthia Gorney Kadir Nelson Kadir Nelson painting
Beating the HeatJuly 2021Alejandra BorundaElliot RossTree canopy
GladiatorsAugust 2021Andrew CurryFernando Baptista Thraex gladiator
Mysteries of the Solar SystemSeptember 2021Michael GreshkoMonica Serrano Patroclus
The Revolution is HereOctober 2021Craig Welch, et al.Bose CollinsThe future
100 Wonders of the WorldNovember 2021 Andrew Lawler Kadir Nelson Kadir Nelson painting
Welcome to EarthDecember 2021 Paula Kahumbu Charlie Hamilton James Egrets & Wildebeests

2022

2022
Title a DateAuthorPhotographerImages b Ref
2021 The Year in Pictures c January 2022—
 Health professional
Notre-DameFebruary 2022 Robert Kunzig Tomas van Houtryve Notre-Dame de Paris
Into the DepthsMarch 2022Tara Roberts Wayne Lawrence shipwrecks
Exploring Islands in the SkyApril 2022 Mark Synnott Renan Öztürk A tepui
Saving ForestsMay 2022Alejandra BorundaKeith Ladzinski Forest
The Power of TouchJune 2022Cynthia Gorney Lynn Johnson Woman and baby
We Are HereJuly 2022 Charles C. Mann Kiliii YuYan Native nations
Stonehenge RevealedAugust 2022Roff SmithReuben Wu Sunset at Stonehenge
America the BeautifulSeptember 2022 Emma Marris Stephen Wilkes Bears Ears
Minds of Their OwnOctober 2022Yudhijit BhattacharjeeVincent Lagrange Sphynx cat
Tuts TreasuresNovember 2022Paolo VerzoneSandro Vannini Tutankhamun
Pictures of the Year d December 2022—Arturo Rodríguez Volcanic eruption

2023

2023
Title a DateAuthorPhotographerImages b Ref
Living Longer and BetterJanuary 2023Fran SmithJasper DoestOlder man skydiving
The Future is FoldedFebruary 2023Maya Wei-Haas Craig Cutler Origami
Going HomeMarch 2023Andrew CurryRichard Barnes Bronze Head from Ife
8 Billion: The Population ParadoxApril 2023Craig WelchJustin Metz Earth
Secrets of the ElephantsMay 2023Srinath Perur Brent Stirton Asian elephants
Into the WildJune 2023Peter GuinKatie Orlinsky Gila Hot Springs
Chasing the unknownJuly 2023Multiple authors & stories d Steven Alvarez Ellison's Cave
An Arctic MysteryAugust 2023 Mark Synnott Renan Öztürk Peel Sound, Canada
Inside the Dome of the RockSeptember 2023 Andrew Lawler Ziyah Gafić Dome of the Rock
SpaceOctober 2023Multiple authors & stories d Saturn's moon Enceladus
The Race to Save the PlanetNovember 2023Sam Howe Verhovek Davide Monteleone Geodesic dome
Pictures of the YearDecember 2023Multiple authors d Kyle Yuman Yellow-lipped sea krait

2024

2024
Title a DateAuthorPhotographerImages b Ref
Saving the MonarchsJanuary 2024 Michelle Nijhuis Jaime Rojo Monarch butterflies
The Glass AgeFebruary 2024Jay Bennett Christopher Payne Curled Sheet glass
Spotted HyenasMarch 2024Christine Dell'AmoreJen Guyton Infrared photo of a Spotted hyena and her cub, in Kenya.
Fabulous FungiApril 2024Sarah GibbensAgorastos Papatsanis Mushrooms of Kallipefki, Larissa, Greece
Secrets of the OctopusMay 2024Rachel Fobar David Liittschwager California two-spot octopus

See also

Notes

a. ^ In some issues of National Geographic, the cover story would have one title on the cover and a different title (with the same meaning) on the headline of the actual article, or the title may appear different on the table of contents. Titles represented in this list, are taken from the cover and the citation represents the title listed in the table of contents.
b. ^ Images could also be a painting, drawing or a computer rendering.
c. ^ There were four versions of this issue of the magazine, each from a different photographer.
d. ^ Multiple articles with various authors. Photo depicted is not included in those articles.

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References

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  2. ↑ Nelson, Kadir (February 2020). "The Last Slave Ship" . National Geographic. Vol. 237, no. 2. p. 42.
  3. ↑ Kunzig, Robert (March 2020). "The End of Trash" . National Geographic. Vol. 237, no. 3. p. 42.
  4. ↑ Goldberg, Susan (April 2020). "How We Lost the Planet, How we Saved the World" . National Geographic. Vol. 237, no. 2.
  5. ↑ Kolbert, Elizabeth (May 2020). "Where Have All the Insects Gone?" . National Geographic. Vol. 237, no. 5. p. 40.
  6. ↑ Olson, Lynne (June 2020). "The Last Voices of World War II" . National Geographic. Vol. 237, no. 6. p. 42.
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