This year, our journalists and photojournalists worked across 12 countries, four U.S. states, and two disputed regions, bringing readers a visual documentation of the issues we covered.

A commercial street frequented by Chinese and Indonesian workers near the entrance of the industrial compound in Weda Bay, North Maluku, Indonesia. (Wufei Yu/Grist)

The energy transition is almost impossible without Indonesia’s nickel supplies. But at what cost?

The Xylom went to 15 countries this year to report on the intersection of science and society with a distinctly Asian American sensibility.