US Solar Companies Rely On Materials From Xinjiang, Where Forced Labor Is Rampant
Stringer China / Reuters A man walks through solar panels at a solar power plant under construction in Aksu, Xinjiang…
Another Year, Another Record: 2020 Was One Of The Hottest Years Yet
2020 was officially one of the hottest years on record, a sign of unabated global warming, according to a handful…
Far-Right Extremists Around The World Are Drawing Inspiration From The Insurrection On Capitol Hill
As a mob stormed the US Capitol last week, far-right extremists, white supremacists, and neo-Nazis around the world spread hate…
People Are Really Mad About Facebook's Changes To WhatsApp's Privacy Policies
Indranil Mukherjee / Getty Images Over the last week, nearly 2 billion people around the world who use WhatsApp, the…
15 Foods That Were Extremely Normal Over 100 Years Ago But Are Super Weird Today
Food · Posted 2 hours ago Including torpedo fuel and toast water. 1. Mice Fabrizio Moglia / Via Getty Images…
An Extra-Contagious Coronavirus Variant Is In The US — But No One Knows How Widespread It Is
Tolga Akmen / Getty Images A pedestrian wearing a face mask walks past a stand with the Evening Standard newspapers…
A Record Number of Billion-Dollar Natural Disasters Devastated The US Last Year
A record 22 major natural disasters struck the US in 2020, each one causing at least $1 billion in damages,…
Scientists Are Fighting Over Ways To Get COVID-19 Vaccines To More People
Medianews Group / Getty Images Facing a slow vaccine rollout, surging COVID-19 deaths, and the threat of a dangerous variant…
The Whole World Is Watching: “I Would Never Imagine This Would Happen In The US”
The United States’ allies and adversaries alike watched in shock and called for peace in Washington, DC, on Wednesday as…
How Many People Have Gotten A COVID-19 Vaccine? Track It With These Charts And Maps.
As the death toll from COVID-19 reaches staggering heights, countries are racing to deliver vaccines that could slow — and…