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Aerial view of Battery Park City and southern Manhattan’s financial district

Transforming New York City’s waterfront

ByJules StewartJun 25, 2026
New York's new coastal defences are designed to hold back future floods. But they are already transforming the city's parks, promenades, ferry terminals and public spaces
Border patrol ICE agents

How war language dehumanises people and justifies violence

ByAndrew BrooksMay 28, 2026
From the trenches of the First World War to the skies over Tehran, racialised slurs have helped cast enemies as less than human
WHO

Three ways leaving the WHO could affect the US

ByVictoria HeathFeb 3, 2026
From issues with future flu vaccine roll-outs to a loss of soft power, discover how the US's withdrawal from the WHO will impact the nation
Greenland on map

Greenland’s true size, according to five maps

ByVictoria HeathJan 21, 2026
Is Greenland really as big as it seems? Find out more about its true size with five maps that might change your perspective...
Trump

How Trump is moving us into a new era

ByTim MarshallJan 13, 2026
Tim Marshall on how Trump's renewed presidency accelerates the shift away from liberal internationalism
Trump

Why Trump’s latest move to pull out of UNFCCC is the most troubling yet

ByVictoria HeathJan 12, 2026
Trump has pulled US from a total of 66 international organisations, with many aimed at combating climate change
Venezuela oil

Why is Venezuela a failed petrostate?

ByVictoria HeathJan 5, 2026
It has the world's largest quantity of oil reserves – so why is Venezuela unable to make itself a successful petrostate?
The Florida Wildlife Corridor is giving species such as the black bear room to roam

What can be done to protect Florida’s wildlife?

ByBryony CottamDec 28, 2025
The race against time to secure a survival path for Florida’s wildlife before development closes the door
NCAR outside

Trump set to dismantle major US climate research climate centre

ByVictoria HeathDec 23, 2025
Trump administration plans to eliminate 'green new scam research activities' and sources of 'climate alarmism'
PhD student Katryna Niva says cuts are making it difficult to have a positive impact

How are scientists and health workers coping with Trump 2.0?

ByVictoria HeathDec 17, 2025

Victoria Heath speaks to five researchers on the fallout of political and financial upheaval following Trump 2.0 From climate science…

ICE agents detain a man in the hallway of 26 Federal Plaza immediately after his hearing. Arrests like this occur even when respondents comply with court proceedings, a practice immigrant rights groups call ‘courthouse arrests’. While some families walk out together, others vanish into detention, often transferred to Hudson County Correctional Facility in New Jersey or Orange County Jail in New York.

Inside the US immigration system

Stairwells and elevator banks have become the front line of immigration enforcement, where compliance offers no guarantee of protection
Mamoea Mashupha, 31, used to volunteer for a feeding scheme for children. She says their health has visibly deteriorated since aid was cut, halting funding for the transport of food

How Lesotho is left reeling from US aid cuts

ByTommy TrenchardDec 17, 2025
When the USA froze all foreign aid, Lesotho's fragile HIV support network collapsed overnight. The consequences, as this story shows, were immediate – and devastating
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