Struggle for the Soul of Pakistan

The nation's efforts to straddle the fault line between moderate and militant Islam offer a cautionary tale for the post-9/11 world.

Crown of the Continent

By 2030, Glacier National Park may have lost all its glaciers. But with turquoise lakes, bighorn sheep, and two-mile-high peaks, Glacier-Waterton will always be a wonderland.

Tales from the Bog

Using CT scans and radiocarbon dating, investigators hope to make sense of the bodies preserved in Europe's wetlands.

Ultra Marine

Efforts are in high gear to safeguard the coral reefs of far eastern Indonesia, where biologists have found a trove of biodiversity.

Vesuvius Countdown

In A.D. 79, the world's most dangerous volcano buried the town of Pompeii. The next blast could be much bigger.

Discoveries in the Dark

Eyeless spiders, translucent millipedes, 175-year-old crayfish, and other odd cave dwellers face an uncertain future.

Your Shot Daily Dozen

Check back each weekday to see our photo editor's favorite selections from the most recent Your Shot user submissions.

State Fare

Here's where you'll find some of America's offbeat and beloved edibles. Learn more about local foods and print out your own recipe.

Cell Phonies

Today more and more hidden cell phone towers are popping up around the country. Browse through our photo gallery and spot the cell phone antennas in these hidden towers.

Visions of Earth

Each month, National Geographic magazine features breathtaking photographs in Visions of Earth. Browse through this view of the world through a photographer's eye.

Editor's Note

Editor in Chief Chris Johns writes about the diversity of life in the world's peatlands and the mysterious deaths that surround the bogs of Europe.

Flashback

Children of Baluchistan's Khan of Kalat play on the palace grounds around 1950. Their father, Mir Ahmad Yar Khan designed his palace to resemble the Queen Mary, "with several 'decks' and his own personal quarters in the 'Captain's Cabin' on the top 'deck,'" she wrote.

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