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NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINEJANUARY 2016

Look for the January issue on digital newsstands (online at ngm.com, on smartphones and tablet computers) now and on print newsstands Dec. 29.

Authors and photographers are available for interviews. Photos and video are available.

PRESS RELEASE CONTACT: Anna Kukelhaus Dynan +1 (202) 775-6717

anna.kukelhaus@natgeo.com

This Land Is Your LandAs America’s national park system turns 100, we celebrate and reflect with a yearlong series.(by David Quammen, photographs by Stephen Wilkes)

This Is Your Brain on NatureSpending time in the natural world benefits human brains.(by Florence Williams, photographs by Lucas Foglia

Into Thin IceThe Arctic ice pack is dwindling. What will that do to the planet?(by Andy Isaacson, photographs by Nick Cobbing)

National Geographic magazine is the official journal of the National Geographic Society, a global nonprofit membership organization driven by a passionate belief in the power of science, exploration and storytelling to change the world. Published in English and 40 local-language editions, the magazine has a global circulation of around 6.4 million. It is sent each month to National Geographic members and is available at ngm.com and on print and digital newsstands (smartphones and tablet computers).

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Bloody GoodVultures seem vile, dining on the dead. But Earth desperately needs these birds.(by Elizabeth Royte, photographs by Charlie Hamilton James)

NEWS

Riding the Rubber BoomThe rising global demand for car tires may pay off for Southeast Asia’s poor, but at a cost to the planet.(by Charles C. Mann, photographs by Richard Barnes)

Our January issue kicks off the magazine’s yearlong exploration of the power of parks, leading up to the centennial of the National Park Service on Aug. 25, 2016. Every issue in 2016 is dedicated to helping people better understand the wonders and challenges of parks across the world. Visit natgeo.com/parks for more.