The Guardian
Uncaged: saving China's songbirds from the poachers' nets
Bird poaching – for meat or for the pet trade – has become a silent epidemic across China, resulting in the deaths of tens of thousands of migratory birds each year. Gu Xuan, a young conservationist, is determined to break this cycle of...
The Guardian
Too black for Brazil
Nayara Justino thought her dreams had come true when she was selected as the Globeleza carnival queen in 2013 after a public vote on one of Brazil’s biggest TV shows. But some regarded her complexion to be too dark to be an acceptable...
The Guardian
The Hawaiian dome where Nasa prepares humanity for life on Mars
Water has been found on Mars – but if the red planet can support life, what will it be like for any humans who go there? Six future crew members of a possible Nasa mission spend up to 12 months in confinement in a Mars-like landscape in...
The Guardian
Life and death in Texas: abortion frontline of America
New Texan anti-abortion laws are putting women’s lives at risk, according to pro-choice campaigners. But pro-life activists claim they are protecting women from an out-of-control abortion industry. Leah Green visits the state as the...
The Guardian
Narcotours: Netflix fans uncover the real life of Pablo Escobar
The Colombian city of Medellín has long been associated with drug lord Pablo Escobar, and with the popularity of Netflix's Narcos, a new influx of tourists are visiting the city to see where the infamous kingpin operated. The Guardian’s...
The Guardian
Isis has my kids: I won't stop till I get them home to the US
Four years ago, Bashir Shikder's wife Rashida flew from Florida to Syria with the couple's young children to join Isis, ignoring anguished Bashir's repeated pleas for her to return home. Now, after hearing news of his wife's death, and...
The Guardian
Can Yanis Varoufakis save Europe?
The Greek economist is back battling the EU establishment, this time at the helm of a new movement, DiEM25. Backed by Pamela Anderson and the world’s most famous cyborg, he is fighting ultra-right populism with a radical agenda he thinks...
The Guardian
The Syrian spaceman who became a refugee
Muhammed Faris became Syria’s first Syrian astronaut in 1987, and subsequently used as a propaganda tool by President Hafez al-Assad. But when the Syrian people rose up against his son Bashar, Faris sided with the Free Syrian Army...
The Guardian
The imams, the Taliban and the condom
In Afghanistan, half of all deaths among women aged 15 to 49 are because of pregnancy and childbirth, according to Unicef – and most are preventable. But two imams, Mansour Mahsoom and Najiba Qureishi, are on a quest to educate men and...
The Guardian
Flat Earth: meet the people casting aside 2,500 years of science
Though not a new phenomenon, flat Earth theory has enjoyed a huge resurgence recently. A YouGov poll indicated that a third of Americans aged 18 to 24 were unsure of the shape of our planet, in spite of scientific proofs from Pythagoras...
The Guardian
Dwarfism and me: 'We're still treated as less than human'
About 90,000 people in America have dwarfism. The writer and podcaster Cara Reedy takes us on a journey to reflect on what it means to be a person with dwarfism – and why America's obsession with little people has left lasting damage.
The Guardian
Guantánamo Diary: rendition, torture and detention without charge
Watch our exclusive animated documentary about Mohamedou Ould Slahi's declassified memoir, Guantánamo Diary, and its extraordinary eight-year journey from inside the US detention facility to worldwide publication. Mohamedou's brother,...
The Guardian
Death at Sea
This is the story of five friends – Moaaz, Majd, Rasha, Kinan and Khalid – who fled war-torn Syria to embark on a perilous trip to reach Europe. So far this year an estimated 3,000 migrants have died attempting this same journey. On 16...
The Guardian
I changed Tunisia's history. I regret it all now
Five years ago, in a desperate act of protest against the oppression he faced in Tunisia, fruit seller Mohammed Bouazizi killed himself by setting himself on fire. His death prompted protests in his home town of Sidi Bouzid. Hosni Kalaya...
Barcroft Media
Storm Chaser Braves 2017’s Most Dangerous Weather
The year 2017 has been an intense year for storms, especially across the USA, as this veteran storm chaser’s archive shows. Jason Weingart has been an avid storm chaser since 2009, but 2017 has been a particularly challenging year,...
Weird History
Chernobyl-Everything That Went Wrong
It’s hard for those of us in the modern era to grasp the true horror of the Chernobyl disaster. Even a deep dive into the Chernobyl meltdown timeline can only reveal so much about the very real, visceral consequences of the event....
Next Animation Studio
Greenland's meltwater increasing rate of sea level rise
According to a paper published in the journal Nature, researchers extracted ice core data in order to examine rates of surface melt and run-off in Greenland.
Curated Video
The Last Stand of Moses: A video chronicle of Ukraine’s frontline
In the debut episode of “In the Shadows,” Scripps News international correspondent Jason Bellini takes you deep into the heart of one soldier’s remarkable journey. (Scripps News)
Curated Video
Putin claims Russia attacked Ukraine with a new missile that the West can't stop
Russian President Vladimir Putin claims Russia attacked Ukraine with a new missile that the West can't stop. (Scrips News)
Curated Video
US closes embassy in Kyiv in anticipation of 'significant attack'
The move comes a day after Russia accused Ukraine of launching an attack with American-made missiles. (Scripps News)
Curated Video
Pope Francis calls for investigation to determine if Israel's attacks in Gaza constitute 'genocide'
The Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza has triggered several legal cases at international courts in The Hague involving requests for arrest warrants as well as accusations and denials of war crimes. (Scripps News)
Press Association
First Minister Michelle O’Neill ‘wishes Trump well’ following election
Northern Ireland’s First Minister Michelle O’Neill has said she wishes US President-elect Donald Trump well in the role.
However the Sinn Fein vice-president declined to say if she would accept any future invitation to meet him and...
Press Association
Republicans celebrate Trump election victory in London
Republicans gather in a London pub in Chelsea to celebrate Donald Trump's victory in Wednesday's US presidential election.
Greg Swenson, Chairman of Republicans Overseas, likened Kamala Harris' abortion policies to those of Cuba, North...
Press Association
Starmer offers ‘hearty congratulations’ to Trump in first call since election win
Sir Keir Starmer has spoken to Donald Trump and offered “hearty congratulations” in their first conversation since the president-elect’s election win.
The Prime Minister is seeking to build bridges with Mr Trump after the Republican’s...