Thousands of homeless in Los Angeles are finding it hard to shelter in place during the COVID-19 pandemic despite authorities’ efforts. Camper vans for homeless in Los Angeles County (photo by Sage Silberman) While millions of people in California are sheltering...
Students tackled topics from homelessness to hip hop. Entries on COVID-19 and the environment copped the prizes in our storytelling contest. Charles Gorrivan of the Friends Seminary school in New York and Claire Wang of School Year Abroad France have won first prize...
Lockdown has enticed many species into suddenly quiet cities and thrust nature’s beauty to the fore. Will COVID-19 help the fight against climate change? (All photos by Tira Shubart) For many of us, nature has become a bigger part of our lives during the...
Governments have spent huge sums to support societies during the COVID-19 pandemic. Young people are worried they will end up paying the economic price. A man walks past a boarded-up store with coronavirus-inspired graffiti, New York, 7 May 2020. (AP Photo/Mary...
The world will need a COVID-19 vaccine to end the pandemic without millions of deaths. The race is on, with a half dozen candidates in the lead. From the port city of Tianjin, China, to Oxford’s dreaming spires, a race is on across the globe to create a vaccine...