NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINE, JULY 2013Look for the July issue on digital newsstands (iPad, iPhone, Kindle Fire and

Nook) June 14 and on print newsstands June 25.

Authors and photographers are available for interviews. Images are available.

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NEWS

Last SongMillions of songbirds migrating across the Mediterranean are killed for food, profit and cruel amusement. How can we stop the slaughter?(by Jonathan Franzen, photographs by David Guttenfelder)*Footage available

Close-Up on MarsThe rover Curiosity is taking portraits of the red planet. (by John Grotzinger)

Hay BeautifulFarmers in Transylvania have created a landscape of flower-filled hay meadows. Can they endure?(by Adam Nicolson, photographs by Rena Effendi)*Footage available

Missing AncestorDNA from a cave in Russia adds a mysterious new member to the human family.(by Jamie Shreeve, photographs by Robert Clark)

It Began in ChaosThe giant planets didn’t always sit where they do today. Our solar system was shaped by a wild and stormy youth.(by Robert Irion, photographs by Mark Thiessen, art by Dana Berry)

National Geographic magazine is the official journal of the National Geographic Society, one of the world’s largest nonprofit scientific and educational organizations. Published in English and 38 local-language editions, the magazine has a global circulation of around 8 million. It is sent each month to National Geographic members and is available on newsstands for $5.99 a copy. Single copies can be ordered by calling (800) NGS-LINE, also the number to call for membership to the Society.

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The Comeback CrocOnce heavily hunted for its valuable skin but now protected, Brazil’s yacare caiman is striding back in gratifying numbers.(by Roff Smith, photographs by Luciano Candisani)*Footage available