Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the ...

This story appears in the September 2011 issue of National Geographic magazine. Staff writer Peter Gwin received a grant to research the Tuareg from the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting as part ...

Similarly, the Tuareg nomads of the Sahara use lightweight fabric and animal-hide tents that provide both shade and ventilation. Across cultures, desert architecture is shaped by necessity ...