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"All Hell Breaks Loose": How Big Oil Ruined a Small Texas Town

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Crowdfunding is Nigeria’s Newest ‘Health Insurance’ Scheme

Tijani Abdulkabeer

11 hours ago4 min read

Dark hands reaching across one another with a Nigerian hospital in the background

Dark hands reaching across one another with a Nigerian hospital in the background

“You Need To Air Out Your Dirty Laundry”: An Anatomy of a TCEQ Public Hearing

May 3014 min read

A child hides his head in an older man's shoulder, while the older man puts his hand on his head in frustration

A child hides his head in an older man's shoulder, while the older man puts his hand on his head in frustration

“I Was Having a Good Time”: How Did a Small Town in South Texas Get Hit With Two Oil Spills?

May 2713 min read

A truck passes outside oil tanks.

A truck passes outside oil tanks.

“Our Slice of Heaven That You’re Willing To Turn Into Hell for a Profit.”

May 2413 min read

A Suezmax oil tanker looms behind a beach house

A Suezmax oil tanker looms behind a beach house

EXPLAINER: What’s at Stake in the Georgia Public Service Commission’s Upcoming Primary Elections

Alessandro Marazzi Sassoon, Atlanta Civic Circle

May 164 min read

The Gold Dome of the Georgia State Capitol

The Gold Dome of the Georgia State Capitol

Six Decades Later, Zambians Ask, “Were Chinese Mining Infrastructure Investments Worth It?”

Kang-Chun Cheng

Apr 3011 min read

A miner stands amidst a vast mine

A miner stands amidst a vast mine

A mancala game board with a Mandelbrot Set plot in the background.

A mancala game board with a Mandelbrot Set plot in the background.

Perspective: Learning Math From an Ancient African Board Game

Likam Kyanzaire

May 225 min read

A visual of an ugu fruit

A visual of an ugu fruit

Perspective: Grief Grows, Like Ugu

Roseline Mgbodichinma Anya Okorie

Apr 165 min read

A graphic of a weight scale with almonds

A graphic of a weight scale with almonds

Perspective: Forgiving My Almond Mom

Mar 1610 min read

Two copperhead snakes on a beige background

Two copperhead snakes on a beige background

Perspective: The Copperhead Connection

Feb 35 min read

Comic by Julia Shangguan containing sketches of Europe, her lab, and her life

Comic by Julia Shangguan containing sketches of Europe, her lab, and her life

Perspective: Confessions of a Science Communicator

Julia Shangguan

Jan 293 min read

Perspective: Take the Green Pill, You Stay out of Wonderland

Perspective: Take the Green Pill, You Stay out of Wonderland

Perspective: Take the Green Pill, You Stay out of Wonderland

Roseline Mgbodichinma Anya Okorie

Nov 24, 20245 min read

PERSPECTIVES

A Black man crouches on a field, ankle-deep in water.

A Black man crouches on a field, ankle-deep in water.

الحرب في السودان تُهدد الآن تقاليد الطهي في البلاد

Jun 48 min read

A Brown woman pouring dried fish on a shelf inside a solar dryer

A Brown woman pouring dried fish on a shelf inside a solar dryer

இந்திய பெண்கள் சூரியனின் ஆற்றலைக் கொண்டு தமது கைகளால் மீனை உலர வைக்கின்றனர்.

Mar 295 min read

Three people stare at an ongoing wildfire

Three people stare at an ongoing wildfire

洛杉磯林火的相關失實訊息，如何得以遍及華文媒體？

Feb 235 min read

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