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Items are listed in reverse chronological order.
- Quartz investigation: H&M showed bogus environmental scores for its clothing
- The controversial way fashion brands gauge sustainability is being suspended
- Construction industry is fueling deforestation in the Philippines
- The global fertilizer shortage is pushing farmers to poop-based products
- Free-range chickens are facing global bird flu lockdowns
- How good are you at detecting bullshit? Take our test
- Your unwrapped produce at the grocery store isn’t “plastic-free”
- A seed bank in Colombia is helping to climate-proof food systems
- Plastic use in agriculture is contributing to climate change
- Can switching banks cut your carbon footprint?
- Light pollution from SpaceX, OneWeb, and others’ satellites is making space research more difficult
- American Eagle just bought its second supply chain company
- Americans will be forced to draw down their savings in 2022
- New CDC guidance confusing you? Ask our chatbot if you only need a five day quarantine
- Oil and gas discoveries are at the lowest level since 1946
- The words that defined business in 2021
- The most popular US library books of 2021
- The trendy cakes, pastries, and breads sold by US bakeries in 2021
- The most popular Wikipedia article for every day in 2021
- Indigenous knowledge is central to making the global food system sustainable
- Shipping companies are turning to a container alternative: industrial bags
- Supply chain issues have pushed shippers back to bulk cargo
- The complete, searchable list of people and companies at COP26
- Brazil is failing to stop illegal logging of the Amazon
- Which world leaders will—and won’t—be at COP26?
- How satellites are finding the world’s hidden greenhouse gas emissions
- No country on Earth is pulling its weight on climate change
- Apple’s plan to fight child sexual abuse is sounding an alarm for privacy champions
- More harvest insurance money means trouble for European wine
- Mukesh Ambani joins Musk, Bezos, and Buffett in club of world’s richest
- Even after winning the Nobel Peace Prize, internet trolls still hound Maria Ressa
- Where your milk comes from if you live in America’s most populated cities
- A hotter and drier climate is set to hurt agriculture in the West and help farmers in Asia
- US airlines are planning to unnecessarily burn 20,000 tons of CO2 per day because of FAA rules
- Covid-19 vaccinations have finally picked up in rural India
- Economic crisis in Sri Lanka shows organic farming doesn’t happen overnight
- Pasture conditions in the US are the worst they’ve been since 2012. That’s bad for inflation.
- By 2032, most airline passengers won’t remember pre-9/11 travel
- Quartz’s 2021 ranking of the best companies for remote workers
- Where Afghan—and all other—refugees are going
- We are about to learn how long a rocket maker survives without a rocket
- The high cost of landscaping is a problem for wildfire defense
- The best employee benefits at the top US financial firms
- We asked the top US financial firms to disclose their employee benefits
- The Perseids meteor shower is here and so are more telescopes
- Small businesses are bearing the brunt of the US labor shortage
- How different masks protect against Covid-19, its delta and omicron variants
- Entry-level costs for starting an Olympic sport
- Every Olympic athlete that’s been on the Wheaties box
- How a spectator-free Olympics upended Tokyo’s big transit plans
- The world has 193 countries, so why are there 205 teams in the Olympics?
- American men did more housework in 2020, but still not as much as women
- This new government data show US parents didn’t do more parenting in 2020
- These businesses are saving thousands by replacing single-use plastic
- In a hybrid working world, city businesses can be the boardroom
- The US still lags on public spending for children even with the new child tax credit
- Half of urban carbon emissions come from just 15% of cities
- The families that could miss out on US Child Tax Credit payments
- What 12 countries’ measures of inflation tell us about their culture
- Are you even trying to stop racism if you don’t collect data on race?
- Brussels will ban diesel cars by 2030 and gasoline cars by 2035
- The plan to make Madrid livable for the people who actually live there
- What happened after a wind farm was built near the lobster capital of Europe
- If high speed rail can work between Dallas and Houston, it could work in these places too
- Five ways the Pacific Northwest heatwave is breaking cities’ infrastructure
- The Surfside building collapse and what we know about the climate risks Miami faces
- The future of wind energy is floating turbines on the ocean
- London has rolled out its first hydrogen double-decker bus
- How much energy does bitcoin use?
- Global cities are experiencing a boom in housing prices
- The 144 cities the US government says shouldn’t be called metropolitan anymore
- The winner of New York’s mayor’s race faces these key issues
- Cameo shows even celebrity women value their labor less than men
- The US East Coast is set to become a green energy job powerhouse
- The death counters: How journalists in Narendra Modi’s home state exposed India’s Covid-19 deception
- Why South Africans are upset Adidas isn’t selling this one shoe to them
- Biden’s child tax credits could cut child poverty by 45%
- The future of Reddit may look a lot like Roblox
- Why US used-car prices went up 10% in a month
- The pandemic forced these three restaurants to pivot, now they’re thriving with meal kits
- China’s latest weapon against Covid-19 is a girl band in Shanghai
- Biden’s first 100 days had more executive orders than Trump, Obama, or Bush
- India’s incomplete Covid-19 data doesn’t begin to capture the crisis in Delhi
- These are the colorful and confusing Covid-19 alerts used around the world
- Sorrow, joy, and relief: Photographs of Americans reacting to the “guilty” Chauvin verdicts
- Soccer’s controversial European Super League fell apart within 48 hours
- The complete guide to NFTs
- Taser stun guns have a big design problem
- Why is the price of US white bread up 13% during the pandemic?
- Why America needs the $112,000 electric Hummer
- How the pandemic pummeled the world’s most famous shopping streets
- The indoor urban farm startup that’s undercutting importers by 30%
- How a Singaporean farmer is building a better greenhouse for tropical urban farming
- How a parking lot roof was turned into an urban farm in Singapore
- Three ways Singapore is designing urban farms to create food security
- The carbon footprint of creating and selling an NFT artwork
- The Suez Canal is blocked. This is how ships avoid it and how much cargo flows through it.
- An analysis of 27,000 Instagram images show that fashion’s BLM reckoning was mostly bluster
- All the data behind which fashion brands are keeping their Instagram diversity promises
- India’s finance minister reconsiders a ban on cryptocurrencies
- The retaliatory tariffs on French wine, Italian cheese, and US bourbon have been dropped, temporarily
- Disneyland may finally reopen
- Home Depot’s sales are up 25% but Wall Street is worried about its post-Covid prospects
- The stock market frenzy is giving AMC Theatres a new lease on life
- Biden signed more executive actions on day one than Trump, Obama, and Bush combined
- Every US county’s Covid-19 infection rate
- The pet food industry, charted
- After Georgia’s Senate election, see how well Congress reflects US diversity
- 7 charts to help you track the global economy in 2021
- These are five statistical thresholds that will probably be breached in 2021
- The most-read Wikipedia page on each day of 2020
- More US counties than ever reported record Covid-19 deaths this week
- The maker of Photoshop says photos are obsolete
- Americans are running out of high-end furniture to buy
- India’s bull semen industry could be used to fight Covid-19
- US millennials were grappling with the inequality of a K-shaped economy long before Covid-19
- The main metric economists use to measure inequality is deeply flawed
- Biden economic nominees highlight experience and diversity
- Janet Yellen’s evolution on equality makes her a perfect pick for US Treasury secretary
- There were literally eight major economic news releases today
- More people in the US are starting businesses because of Covid-19
- Don’t expect Janet Yellen to curb US government spending
- The troubling odds of spreading Covid-19 at your Thanksgiving gathering, by state
- Americans are causing a small-turkey shortage for Thanksgiving
- How is the fast food industry surviving coronavirus?
- The carbon footprint of a traditional Thanksgiving meal
- US condo prices are way up, but they’re still lagging single-family homes
- These are the Americans choosing to take on more debt in the middle of a pandemic
- Americans are tired of cooking at home
- Things made of rubber are getting more expensive because of Covid-19
- The more “American” a US county, the less likely it voted for Biden
- Democrats expect the economy to do better, Republicans don’t
- Peloton, Zoom, and Netflix shares are tanking on Pfizer’s vaccine-trial news
- How your representation in Congress has changed
- All the countries Trump and Biden are (and aren’t) talking about
- The jobs most threatened by automation because of Covid-19
- Data show these US industries have the most recession proof jobs
- Why the price of soy and corn are so important to Iowans
- How would Canadian, Indian, or UK elections work with an electoral college?
- Investors in Snowflake’s IPO should prepare for a second-day slump
- Mulan’s official Chinese poster advances a nationalist agenda
- These are the countries Americans can travel to right now without a visa
- The depressing new data on foreign populations in countries around the world
- The global race to find a Covid-19 vaccine, charted
- Citizens from rich countries are more likely to get US visas
- Exactly how the first month of lockdown changed how Brits spend their time
- The US’s top trading partners have changed a lot since Covid-19 took hold
- A is for Automation: A book to prepare your children for the future of work
- The US’s trade flow of antibiotics, gold, and toilet paper all changed in March
- Lactose-free milk is driving sales for the struggling dairy industry
- The coronavirus living briefing
- Coronavirus antibody tests aren’t as accurate as they seem
- China has stockpiled 76 million barrels of oil since coronavirus lockdowns
- Immigrants have already started leaving the US
- These passports lost the most value during the Covid-19 pandemic
- The US has made post-graduation jobs impossible to get for many foreign students
- These are the countries most affected by the falling remittances sparked by the Covid-19 pandemic
- The coronavirus epidemic is changing emoji usage on Venmo
- Three charts showing how US immigrants are affected by the coronavirus pandemic
- Where coronavirus has changed US driving habits the most
- How international students are supposed to deal with coronavirus, according to their US universities
- Listen to nature from eight of the US National Parks to stay calm and productive
- The WHO has changed its position on coronavirus and pets
- There have been bigger drops in New York City subway ridership in rich areas than poor ones
- Mexico is illegally destroying protected mangrove trees to build an $8 billion oil refinery
- Highly-educated women are now more likely to have jobs abroad than low-educated men
- Which Democratic frontrunner has the best policies for families?
- Can you work in the UK under its new points-based immigration system?
- Three things the Chinese government tried to hide during the novel coronavirus outbreak
- Get ready for a year of climate emergency declarations
- The continental African passport promised to roll out in 2020 can only improve mobility in Africa
- No US city fines people like Washington fines people
- The Doomsday Clock is closer to apocalypse than at any point in its history
- Ivanka Trump’s car rentals help push the administration’s Davos travel costs past $4 million
- An industry built on the suspension of disbelief reveals its secrets to world building
- Where NOx is being emitted revealing how humans are transforming their environment
- These are the concerts people will go to alone
- A NewsCorp employee attacked the “misinformation campaign” of Rupert Murdoch’s empire over Australia’s fires
- Venezuela just hiked its minimum wage 67% but a month of work still can’t buy 1 kg of beef
- Beijing’s man lost by a shocking landslide in Taiwan’s presidential election
- Boeing’s fired CEO keeps $80 million in pay and benefits despite crashes, cover ups, and scandal
- Songwriter Allee Willis has died at 72. She wrote the theme song for a global phenomenon
- China has already started to buy US soybeans again
- Travis Kalanick’s next move is kitchens
- A French union cut power to an Amazon facility in support of workers
- Cities are set to miss 80% of their 2020 emission reduction goals
- When to book your flights and hotel for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics
- Here is how much less you should work in December in the US
- What LVMH’s big wardrobe of brands looks like after acquiring Tiffany
- Warn your conservative parents about gold and silver schemes at Thanksgiving
- The best (and worst) airlines for carry-on luggage
- Only one in three chart-topping podcast hosts are women
- Research suggests that randomly winning an H-1B visa makes US startups more successful
- Formula 1 is winning America’s hearts
- Protests and political tensions are diverting mainland Chinese tourists away from Hong Kong and Taiwan
- Here’s what to do with your leftover candy corn
- The buyers and sellers of Khorgos, a special trade zone on the Kazakhstan-China border
- The UN’s reliance on the US could be its downfall
- When airports shutter, what should we do with them?
- Supercars seized from a dictator’s son were just auctioned off for millions apiece
- The 737 Max’s most problematic system has a military predecessor that works better
- The SNL premiere gives us the Democratic presidential candidates in a nutshell
- Airbus’ subsidies could lead to pricier European champagne, olive oil, and cheese in the US
- The US isn’t choosing to give less to the UN but these countries are
- A simple guide to exactly how the United Nations is funded
- So you have decided to play Untitled Goose Game and be a horrible goose
- This chilling video from Sandy Hook Promise shows how gun violence is destroying childhood in America
- Why Chinese are traveling to Africa, and why Africans are traveling to China
- How will a no-deal Brexit affect food prices?
- Cloudflare uses lava lamps to generate a fundamental resource: Randomness
- The US-China trade war is creating winners out of Brazil, Australia, Mexico, and Canada
- The science of slushy drinks and how to make a good one
- How plastic turns into rocks and ends up on our beaches
- Beijing is not the most popular Chinese city for passengers flying to or from Africa
- The US will have a hard time not getting these products from China
- The Hollywood movie franchise has taken over the box office
- The price of a US “golden visa” just increased to $900,000
- Life advice from US Supreme Court justice Neil Gorsuch
- The new Melania Trump statue in Slovenia as interpreted by art experts
- Scientists are worried that a thousand gray whales have died so far this year
- How easy is it to find one patient among 1.3 million anonymized medical records?
- The 121 imports safe from US tariffs on Chinese goods
- Bon Appétit’s Gourmet Makes is a great way to learn how to be productive at work
- Here’s where the US’s massive AI research funds are going
- The Raptors’ approach to competition is worth emulating everywhere
- How much free NYC subway rides will cost Mastercard
- This songwriter has 22 number one hits. Can you guess what they are?
- Which country is the world’s economic super power?
- This warrant for catching credit card crooks is practically an Oscar-winning screenplay
- The Toyota Sienna is the most popular car for diplomats in the US
- Our “Game of Thrones” poll accurately predicted the first death in the Battle of Winterfell
- What cars do embassies use?
- The official PDF of the Mueller report has been updated in a subtle but important way
- We summarized every single section of the Mueller report so you don’t have to
- This is how you correctly leave a port-a-potty
- Understanding the new Brexit deadlines in one easy flowchart
- The global shortage of capacitors impacts all consumer electronics
- How the Boeing 737 Max 8 compares to the world’s most fatal commercial aircraft
- Every possible remaining Brexit outcome
- The living space for janitors at the US’s consulate in Jeddah is less than some livestock
- What Brexit preppers are stockpiling
- The products serving the gig economy, according to Amazon
- Indonesia has the least volatile economy of the 21st century
- Here is the probability you will break up with your partner
- Tell us how you feel and we’ll show you a Lego that feels the same way
- Is there a Chicken Soup for your soul?
- The economics of streaming is making songs shorter
- The best data visualization in 2018, according to data visualization experts
- See Ultima Thule now in stunning 3D
- The latest New Horizons image confirms Ultimate Thule is a “space peanut”
- Follow this menu to ensure a great New Year
- The most important satellite images of 2018
- 2018 was the year the White House press briefing died
- Qantas is planning to operate the world’s longest flight in custom-built planes by 2022
- Listen to all the film soundtracks and original songs shortlisted for the Oscars
- Half of US college students would quit Facebook for a year if you gave them $200
- Watch the Indonesian tsunami strike in the middle of a pop concert
- Watch a musician play the guitar while having brain surgery
- Beware the holidays: All the ways Christmas and New Years can hurt you
- Porn habits prove it: The tablet is over
- What’s your holiday tipping etiquette? Thousands told us their plans
- Even farmers are shifting from tobacco to hemp and CBD
- Quiz: Are you really ready to embrace the latest employee wellness trends?
- Decode your VIN to know where your car was made
- How good is ‘not bad’? Depends if you’re American or British
- These in-flight yoga poses help make travel less miserable
- The weight formerly known as the kilogram is dead
- The internet-connected gadgets Mozilla found to be secure and trustworthy
- The billions earned from characters Stan Lee co-created, charted
- The soundtrack was on life support—We may be seeing a comeback
- 56% of Trump-endorsed candidates won their elections so far
- Our calculator will tell you how much of Congress looks like you
- The NIH is looking for someone to roll its joints
- Mass shootings are Americans’ fastest rising fear
- The difficulty of voting in every US state, ranked
- The best time to buy a 2018 World Series Ticket
- Trump’s defense jobs claims grow larger than the actual industry
- Saudi Arabia is the world’s largest importer of weapons right now
- Deal or no deal? A visual guide to Theresa May’s Brexit nightmare
- How are Lego emotions changing? Help us find out.
- The women’s rights movement is the reason dual citizenship exists
- Cartographers are not pleased by a new law regulating maps of Scotland
- All the African countries a US president has never visited
- Vietnam is the most globalized populous country in modern history
- The impact of Chinese students in the US, charted and mapped
- The rise of Python, as seen through a decade of Stack Overflow
- To increase immigration, allow dual citizenship
- This is the complicated, convoluted, and controversial formula that determines who pays what to the UN