This story appears in the July 2016 issue of National Geographic ... the beginning of life. A ranger surveys a new lava field created by Nyamulagira, the most active volcano in Africa.

communities and life experiences. These sites also honor our intellectual and industrial innovations, as well as personal freedoms. For the more than 300 million people who visit our national parks ...

Rural farming communities on the border between the southern African countries of Malawi and Zambia are seeking damages and threatening to sue an international animal ...