Meet the team shaking up climate models
An elite team of scientists is devising a model that may put climate prediction in the palm of your hand....
Meet the team shaking up climate models
No funeral possible: Gracie Crafts on pandemic mental health
Pandemic rules allowed no funeral after a friend’s suicide – but this Indigenous student honored him at a Georgian Bay turtle release....
No funeral possible: Gracie Crafts on pandemic mental health
The moral of the pandemic story
Something else happened as the world confronted COVID-19. We caught a glimpse of what a global effort can accomplish in a shared crisis....
The moral of the pandemic story
A young generation stalled but ready to launch: Special global report
What defines a generation? Often, experts say, members of a generation are defined by the events that shaped their lives as young adult...
A young generation stalled but ready to launch: Special global report
Navalny wants to take on the Kremlin. Are Russians listening?
Alexei Navalny is back in Russia and calling for protests against Vladimir Putin and the Kremlin. But his sway with the Russian public remains modest....
Navalny wants to take on the Kremlin. Are Russians listening?
A year into the pandemic, one big lesson
A new study finds societies with higher levels of trust have coped better against the virus. A country’s social compact helps in the healing work....
A year into the pandemic, one big lesson
Can Biden translate plea for unity from rhetoric to reality?
President Biden is emphasizing unity. But as he begins tackling multiple crises, putting the ideal into action is easier said than done....
Can Biden translate plea for unity from rhetoric to reality?
In the midst of vaccines, how one UK church offers a spot of joy
Around the world, vaccination campaigns are working to get as many people vaccinated as quickly as possible. The efforts may seem overwhelming, but organists at one cathedral in Salisbury, E...
In the midst of vaccines, how one UK church offers a spot of joy
Is Russia ready for honest governance?
The brave return home of dissident Alexei Navalny after his poisoning hints of confidence that Russians are fed up with Putin-style corruption....
Is Russia ready for honest governance?
With Trump gone, where will QAnon supporters go for inspiration?
The peaceful transfer of the presidency from Donald Trump to Joe Biden left some QAnon followers disillusioned. While some don't know where to put their faith now, others continue to believe...
With Trump gone, where will QAnon supporters go for inspiration?
Day One in the Oval Office: Biden reverses Trump policies
From virus precautions to climate action, racial equity, and immigration, President Joe Biden signed 15 executive actions and two directives with the goal of quickly addressing the various c...
Day One in the Oval Office: Biden reverses Trump policies
Baghdad hit by suicide bombings for first time in three years
Twin suicide bombings struck a bustling commercial area in Baghdad, killing at least 32 and wounding dozens. The rare bombing occurred amid heightened political tensions over early elections...
Baghdad hit by suicide bombings for first time in three years
The next climate change challenge: Matching words with action
Recent meteorological disasters have focused world leaders’ attention on the dangers of climate change. Will their lofty words translate into action?...
The next climate change challenge: Matching words with action
Meet the students who say remote learning works just fine
Some students are finding that learning remotely, while challenging, has its upsides. What factors are leading them to succeed?...
Meet the students who say remote learning works just fine
Lawyer trades New Jersey for Tinseltown – and steps into a murder case
She thought the move to Los Angeles would give her perspective. Instead, it gave her pineapple pizza, big egos, and a mystery to solve....
Lawyer trades New Jersey for Tinseltown – and steps into a murder case
On Inauguration Day, America hits the reset button
President Donald Trump ended his four years in office with flourish and a hint of mystery – bequeathing multiple crises to new President Joe Biden. But Inauguration Day also saw displays o...
On Inauguration Day, America hits the reset button
One head start for Biden in unifying Americans
On one foreign-policy stance – stopping genocide in China – the Trump administration gave official support for Mr. Biden’s view, offering a template for bipartisanship in Washington....
One head start for Biden in unifying Americans
For the French, distrust of vaccines predates COVID-19
France has one of the most skeptical populations in Europe when it comes to vaccines, even around the COVID-19 vaccine. Why is that?...
For the French, distrust of vaccines predates COVID-19
Dear Mr. President: 10 letters of advice for Biden
Prominent public figures share Inauguration Day advice for President Joe Biden on how to bring the country together....
Dear Mr. President: 10 letters of advice for Biden
Why the US is labeling China’s treatment of Uyghurs as genocide
China has long been under scrutiny for the treatment of its Uyghur population. The outgoing U.S. Secretary of State has now used the word “genocide,” which doesn’t trigger any immediat...
Why the US is labeling China’s treatment of Uyghurs as genocide
A new normal: A woman becomes U.S. vice president
Four years after serving in the U.S. House of Representatives as California’s senator, Kamala Harris, a Black woman who is of South Asian descent, will walk into the White House as second ...
A new normal: A woman becomes U.S. vice president
A very different Inauguration Day: How the 59th will unfold
President-elect Joe Biden’s swearing in will look very different compared to past inaugurations as precautions around security and the ongoing pandemic dramatically scale back a normally g...
A very different Inauguration Day: How the 59th will unfold
Bannon, others pardoned in Trump’s final presidential hours
Pardons granted at the tail end of a presidential administration are common. But President Donald Trump is drawing attention for the pardon of political allies, including Steve Bannon, who i...
Bannon, others pardoned in Trump’s final presidential hours
Biden's new immigration proposal: 8-year path to citizenship
President-elect Joe Biden plans to introduce a bill that would give immigrants already living in the U.S. without legal status a chance to earn a green card in five years, and then full natu...
Biden's new immigration proposal: 8-year path to citizenship
Is common ground still possible? Biden determined to try with Senate.
President-elect Biden is trying to pick up the pieces and glue the country – and Washington – back together after Jan. 6. Here are his Senate allies....
Is common ground still possible? Biden determined to try with Senate.
‘Big Girl, Small Town’ marks the small victories of everyday life
In a small town in Northern Ireland, a girl working in a chip shop is thinking, noticing, and persevering with an unflagging sense of decency....
‘Big Girl, Small Town’ marks the small victories of everyday life
Democracy on the brink? US has familiar echo for Latin Americans.
For some in Latin America, the U.S. Capitol riot and its aftermath feel uncomfortably familiar – but provide a moment for reflection....
Democracy on the brink? US has familiar echo for Latin Americans.
Tokyo Olympics 2021: Will they really happen?
The Tokyo Olympics is slated to open in six months’ time, even as Tokyo and other parts of Japan are under an emergency order because of surging coronavirus cases. While 80% of Japanese wa...
Tokyo Olympics 2021: Will they really happen?
Census Bureau director resigns after outcry over immigrant data
With still a year left in his term, U.S. Census Bureau director Steven Dillingham has announced his resignation as President-elect Joe Biden takes office. The bureau has been criticized by s...
Census Bureau director resigns after outcry over immigrant data
New year, new reading list: The 10 best books of January 2021
A fresh start begins with new books on everything from “divorce ranches” in Nevada, to a school in Senegal, to an internment camp in remote Wyoming....
New year, new reading list: The 10 best books of January 2021