Arts Nov 02 A previously unseen Renoir masterpiece heads to auction after rediscovery A previously unknown work by one of the great French impressionists has come to light and will soon go on the auction block. John Yang reports.
World Oct 25 Meet the nurse in Uganda who climbs a 1,000-foot ladder to save lives To reach the isolated eastern Uganda mountain communities that need her help, nurse Agnes Nambozo scales a treacherous 1,000-foot ladder that is too steep for small children, mothers carrying babies and the sick to climb down. John Yang reports.
World Oct 19 Scientists study rare bloom in the Atacama Desert, one of the driest places on Earth Wildflowers are blooming in the Atacama Desert, an inhospitable stretch of land west of the Andes Mountains that normally gets just 2 millimeters of rain every year. But this July and August, a rare alignment of conditions led to a…
Arts Oct 11 Author and humanitarian Mitch Albom on love, hope and second chances Mitch Albom is a sports writer turned author turned benefactor who puts love and hope at the center of nearly everything he does. For our Weekend Spotlight series, John Yang meets up with Albom to talk about his latest book,…
World Oct 04 Meet the artisanal makers of the world’s most expensive cheese In northern Spain, there’s a dying culinary art that produces the most expensive cheese in the world. John Yang reports.
Arts Sep 20 In Detroit, a public garden thrives with help from an army of volunteers As the end of summer nears, we visit a public garden in Michigan that evolves with the seasons, thanks to its meticulous design and an army of volunteer gardeners. John Yang reports from Detroit for our arts and culture series,…
Arts Sep 14 New archive in London celebrates David Bowie’s dazzling career and legacy The chameleon of rock, David Bowie, left behind a profound and colorful legacy. We zoom to London, virtually, to visit the new home for the British star’s archive that just opened this weekend.
World Aug 24 Why three brothers are attempting a record-setting row across the Pacific Ocean It’s a story of three brothers, a boat and thousands of miles of ocean. The Maclean brothers from Scotland are in the final stretch of their attempt to row nonstop across the Pacific from Peru to Australia. They’re going for…
Science Aug 23 As glaciers melt, scientists study potential for more violent volcanic eruptions Scientists are flocking to Iceland to investigate an increasingly crucial question: Will melting glaciers accelerate and intensify earthquakes and volcanic eruptions? William Brangham reports.
Nation Aug 09 New study highlights ‘grave, growing’ danger of plastic pollution to world’s health In Geneva, negotiators from 175 nations are trying to hammer out the first-ever legally binding treaty on plastic pollution. The urgency of the talks was underscored this week by a new study published in The Lancet. It calls plastics a…