February 20 is World Day of Social Justice. Around the globe, the majority of people accept that some have less while others have more. How does that play out? A woman holds a sign looking for a job in front of a Gucci store. (Illustration by News Decoder) On 20...
To fight climate change, we can each do more than take the bus instead of drive. Systemic change is spurred when individual shouts becomes a collective outcry. Rachelle Junsay, front right, participates in a youth climate demonstration at the COP30 U.N. Climate...
Natural and herbal medicines are much cheaper than prescription pills. But whether they work and are safe is another story. A bottle of herbal medicine that promises to cure all ailments. (Illustration by News Decoder.) This article was produced exclusively for News...
In Uganda, poachers endanger an already threatened species. Protecting this big animal is no small feat. A hippo in a Ugandan lake. Phote by Noel Reynolds courtesy of Wikimedia. Editor’s note: 15 February will mark World Hippo Day, a commemoration intended to...
Many argue that technology comes with high social and environmental costs. Others say innovation will save our planet. Can both be right? A smart phone sits on a dinner table. (Illustration by News Decoder) This article by student AyanfeOluwa Ayanlade was produced out...
The Himalayan mountains hold the largest concentration of ice and snow outside the polar regions. What happens when all that begins to melt? The Zanskar Mountain Range in Jammu Kashmir. (Photo by Timothy A. Gonsalves courtesy of Wikimedia Commons) This article was...
You can get an appointment with an AI therapist 24/7 and talk through your problems on your own comfy couch. Any downsides to that? An AI therapist on a phone that resembles Sigmund Freud. (Illustration by News Decoder) This article was produced exclusively for News...
Anti-vaxxers see a dark conspiracy around vaccines. But the reality is that for millions of people globally, vaccines are the life-saving miracle of science. A medical worker sticks a band-aid on the arm of a child. (Illustration by News Decoder) Editor’s note:...
Tourists flock to India’s World Heritage Sites. But without a conservation plan that addresses pollution, will these historic places survive another century? Hazy, foggy, polluted view of the Red Fort (Lal Qila), a World Heritage Site made of red sandstone, in...
Among the lush greenery of Maui, some spectacular birds are dying out. A group of conservationists is working to bring these populations back to life. The Hawaii ʻamakihi in an ʻōhiʻa lehua tree. (Photos courtesy of the Maui Forest Bird Recovery Project) This article...