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This is a list of National Geographic cover stories including writers and photographers starting from January 2020.
For a complete list of cover stories from 1959 to 2024, see the List of National Geographic cover stories .
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.
^ Clark, Robert (January 2020). "A World of Pain" . National Geographic . Vol. 237, no. 1. p. 46.
^ Nelson, Kadir (February 2020). "The Last Slave Ship" . National Geographic . Vol. 237, no. 2. p. 42.
^ Kunzig, Robert (March 2020). "The End of Trash" . National Geographic . Vol. 237, no. 3. p. 42.
^ Goldberg, Susan (April 2020). "How We Lost the Planet, How we Saved the World" . National Geographic . Vol. 237, no. 2.
^ Kolbert, Elizabeth (May 2020). "Where Have All the Insects Gone?" . National Geographic . Vol. 237, no. 5. p. 40.
^ Olson, Lynne (June 2020). "The Last Voices of World War II" . National Geographic . Vol. 237, no. 6. p. 42.
^ Synnott, Mark (July 2020). "Mystery on Everest" . National Geographic . Vol. 238, no. 1. p. 42.
^ Conniff, Richard (August 2020). "Stopping Pandemics" . National Geographic . Vol. 238, no. 2. p. 40.
^ Lowell, Spencer (September 2020). "The Robots Are Here" . National Geographic . Vol. 238, no. 3. p. 40.
^ Greshko, Michael Greshko (October 2020). "Reimaging Dinosaurs" . National Geographic . Vol. 238, no. 4. p. 38.
^ Gerbehaye, Cédric (November 2020). "A World Gone Viral" . National Geographic . Vol. 238, no. 5.
^ Folger, Tim (December 2020). "So Great, So Fragile" . National Geographic . Vol. 238, no. 5. p. 40.
^ Goldberg, Susan (January 2021). "2020: 71 photographs from an Unforgettable year" . National Geographic . Vol. 239, no. 1. p. 46.
^ Quammen, David (February 2021). "A World of Viruses" . National Geographic . Vol. 239, no. 2. p. 40.
^ Drake, Nadia (March 2021). "Our Obsession With Mars Missions" . National Geographic . Vol. 239, no. 3. p. 38.
^ Paley, Matthieu (April 2021). "The Deadly Cost of Dirty Air" . National Geographic . Vol. 239, no. 4. p. 40.
^ Skerry, Brian (May 2021). "Secrets of the Whales" . National Geographic . Vol. 239, no. 5. p. 40.
^ Gorney, Cynthia (June 2021). "Special Report: Reckoning with the Past" . National Geographic . Vol. 239, no. 6. p. 62.
^ Borunda, Alejandra (July 2021). "To Hot to Live" . National Geographic . Vol. 240, no. 1. p. 40.
^ Curry, Andrew (August 2021). "Ancient Rome's Fight Club" . National Geographic . Vol. 240, no. 2. p. 40.
^ Greshko, Michael (September 2021). "Small Wonders" . National Geographic . Vol. 240, no. 3. p. 36.
^ Welch, Craig (October 2021). "The Auto Industry Bets Big on Green Cars" . National Geographic . Vol. 240, no. 4. p. 38.
^ Lawler, Andrew (November 2021). "100 Wonders of Archeology" . National Geographic . Vol. 240, no. 5. p. 40.
^ Kahumbu, Paula (December 2021). "Welcome to Earth" . National Geographic . Vol. 240, no. 6. p. 36.
^ Multiple authors (January 2022). "2021 The Year in Pictures" . National Geographic . Vol. 241, no. 1.
^ Kunzig, Robert (February 2022). "Notre-Dame After the Fire" . National Geographic . Vol. 241, no. 2. p. 36.
^ Lawrence, Wayne (March 2022). "Hidden No More" . National Geographic . Vol. 241, no. 3. p. 36.
^ Synnott, Mark (April 2022). "Up the Mountain to the World Apart" . National Geographic . Vol. 241, no. 4. p. 36.
^ Borunda, Alejandra (May 2022). "Forests, For Life" . National Geographic . Vol. 241, no. 5. p. 34.
^ Johnson, Lynn (June 2022). "The Power of Touch" . National Geographic . Vol. 241, no. 6. p. 34.
^ Mann, Charles C. (July 2022). "We Are Here" . National Geographic . Vol. 242, no. 1. p. 34.
^ Smith, Roff (August 2022). "Britain's Stoneage Building Boom" . National Geographic . Vol. 242, no. 2. p. 36.
^ Marris, Emma (September 2022). "America in a New Light" . National Geographic . Vol. 242, no. 3. p. 36.
^ Bhattacharjee, Yudhijit (October 2022). "Animal Sentience: What Are They Thinking?" . National Geographic . Vol. 242, no. 4. p. 34.
^ Verzone, Paolo (November 2022). "The Enduring Power of King tut" . National Geographic . Vol. 242, no. 5. p. 34.
^ Multiple authors (December 2022). "Pictures of the Year" . National Geographic . Vol. 242, no. 6.
^ Smith, Fran (January 2023). "The Science of Living Longer and Better" . National Geographic . Vol. 243, no. 1. p. 34.
^ Wei-Haas, Maya (February 2023). "The Future is Folded" . National Geographic . Vol. 243, no. 2. p. 34.
^ Curry, Andrew (March 2023). "Troubled Treasures" . National Geographic . Vol. 243, no. 3. p. 34.
^ Welch, Craig (April 2023). "8 Billion: Earth's Exploding, Shifting Population" . National Geographic . Vol. 243, no. 4. p. 34.
^ Perur, Srinath (May 2023). "The Elephant Next Door" . National Geographic . Vol. 243, no. 5. p. 36.
^ Guin, Peter (June 2023). "Wild West" . National Geographic . Vol. 243, no. 6. p. 36.
^ Multiple authors and stories (July 2023). "Chasing the unknown" . National Geographic . Vol. 244, no. 1. p. Cover.
^ Synnott, Mark (August 2023). "No Way Out" . National Geographic . Vol. 244, no. 2. p. 34.
^ Lawler, Andrew (September 2023). "Under the Dome" . National Geographic . Vol. 244, no. 3. p. 34.
^ "Space" . National Geographic . Vol. 244, no. 4. October 2023. p. 36.
^ Howe Verhovek, Sam (November 2023). "Clearing the Air" . National Geographic . Vol. 244, no. 5. p. 72.
^ Multiple authors (December 2023). "Pictures of the Year" . National Geographic . Vol. 244, no. 6. p. 39.
^ Nijhuis, Nijhuis (January 2024). "Flights of the Monarchs" . National Geographic . Vol. 245, no. 1. p. 36.
^ Bennett, Jay (February 2024). "The modern World Runs On Glass, A Material That Has Become Essential To Humanity" . National Geographic . Vol. 245, no. 2. p. 40.
^ Dell'Amore, Christine (March 2024). "The Last Laugh" . National Geographic . Vol. 245, no. 3. p. 18.
^ Gibbens, Sarah (April 2024). "The Wonderous World of Fungi" . National Geographic . Vol. 245, no. 4. p. 16.
^ Fobar, Rachel (May 2024). "Secrets of the Octopus" . National Geographic . Vol. 245, no. 5. p. 16.
^ Skerry, Brian (June 2024). "Degrees of Change" . National Geographic . Vol. 245, no. 6. p. 74.
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