The Himalayan mountains hold the largest concentration of ice and snow outside the polar regions. They are already melting. A drone view of the aftermath of flash flooding along the Trishuli river in Nuwakot district, Nepal, 30 August 2026. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar...
In India and across the world, journalists are finding that they must please a robot before they can get their story to an audience. An editor tells a reporter the algorithm liked their story. (Illustration by News Decoder) This article was produced exclusively for...
People, businesses and organizations base their actions and decisions on data we get from the government. How reliable is that? Two people question the data they see on a computer. (Illustration by News Decoder) This article was produced exclusively for News Decoder’s...
In a world where things move so fast, people travel from over the world to appreciate the timelessness of books written by human hand, on paper. Translations of books by James Joyce on display at the Museum of Literature Ireland. (Illustration by News Decoder) This...
For the people who live on a central Indonesian island, rising sea levels aren’t theoretical. Constant flooding has washed away homes, communities and livelihoods. A house that sank due to rising sea levels and was abandoned by residents in Simonet village,...
Thousands of students in India were able to sustain a protest with the help of food ordered by strangers from across the ocean. Illustration of someone ordering food when seeing the Delhi protests on their computer. (Illustration by News Decoder with a photo by Mohsin...
Endorsements by big stars in the 2024 U.S. election didn’t change the outcome. Can British movie stars stop a big media merger? Actors Benedict Wong and Benedict Cumberbatch in their roles in the Dr. Strange movies set against the symbols for Paramount and...
Are online trends that get people to adopt customs and traditions from other countries appropriate, or is it appropriation? Two Labubu dolls discuss the China-maxxing trend. (Illustration by News Decoder) Approach a boba or bubble tea vendor in just about any city in...
As Indigenous people in Peru harvest stories of their past tied to the rubber industry, governments and corporations find that history isn’t easy to erase. The Iron House or Casa de Fierro in Iquitos, bought in Paris and reassembled by a rubber baron in 1890....
From David Cameron to whoever replaces Keir Starmer, why does British politics make voters, and the world, dizzy? 10 Downing Street, the official residence of the British prime minister shown with a revolving door. (Illustration by News Decoder.) This article was...