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September 2007
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.
Features
Snowy Mountains
Crown of the Continent
By 2030, Glacier National Park may have lost all its glaciers.
Bog
Tales from the Bog
Using CT scans and radiocarbon dating, investigators hope to make sense of the bodies preserved in Europe's wetlands.
Coral Reef
Ultra Marine
Efforts are in high gear to safeguard the coral reefs of far eastern Indonesia.
Vesuvius At Night
Vesuvius Countdown
In A.D. 79, the world's most dangerous volcano buried the town of Pompeii. The next blast could be much bigger.
Worm
Discoveries in the Dark
Eyeless spiders, translucent millipedes, 175-year-old crayfish, and other odd cave dwellers face an uncertain future.
Flower
Your Shot
Submit your photo, check out Your Shot jigsaw puzzles, and see reader photos published in National Geographic.
Sushi
State Fare
Here's where you'll find some of America's offbeat and beloved edibles.
Tower
Cell Phonies
Today more hidden cell phone towers are popping up around the country. Browse through our photo gallery.
Islands
Desktop Wallpaper
Decorate your desktop with beautiful images from this month's issue of the magazine.
Fire Explosion
Visions of Earth
Each month, National Geographic magazine features breathtaking photographs in Visions of Earth.
Peat Moss
Editor's Note
Editor in Chief Chris Johns writes about the diversity of life in the world's peatlands.
Kid On Tricycle
Flashback
Children of Baluchistan's Khan of Kalat play on the palace grounds around 1950.