World Jul 16 For Venezuelans fleeing chaos at home, Brazil offers temporary refuge — and uncertainty Over the past five years, Venezuela’s combination of political instability, economic crisis and humanitarian disaster has driven record numbers of people out of the country to seek refuge elsewhere. The exodus is reshaping the entire continent of South America in…
Science Apr 24 Can Antarctica remain a refuge for science and peace? Antarctica is virtually uninhabited by people. There are no roads, no cities, no government. But thanks to a remarkable Cold War diplomatic breakthrough, the last continent ever discovered remains a place devoted almost exclusively to science. William Brangham reports on…
World Apr 17 How Antarctica’s tourist boom could affect Earth’s ‘last great wilderness’ Antarctica was the last of the seven continents to be discovered, and it wasn’t until the late 1950s that commercial tourism began there. But now, Antarctica has become a popular travel destination, amid growing concerns about the effect that increasing…
Science Apr 17 360 video: Join a penguin colony in Antarctica Learn how these birds are faring against the threat of climate change, and what everyday life looks like inside their noisy and chaotic communities.
Science Apr 10 Antarctica is losing ice at an accelerating rate. How much will sea levels rise? The frozen continent of Antarctica contains the vast majority of all freshwater on Earth. Now that ice is melting at an accelerating rate, in part because of climate change. What does this transformation mean for coastal communities across the globe?…
Science Apr 03 Antarctic penguins have existed for 60 million years. Can they survive climate change? Ron Naveen used to be a lawyer for the EPA, but he left government in the 1980s to start Oceanites, a nonprofit that tracks the health of penguins that breed on the Antarctic Peninsula. Now, that 800-mile stretch of land…
Arts Dec 18 How these photographers used a camera to tell stories of rural America Photographers Fred Baldwin and Wendy Watriss traveled and worked abroad for years before meeting in the late 1960s. As a couple, they decided to shift their professional focus to the U.S., and specifically to the rural south. Their imagery documents…
Arts Dec 14 Glamour and gentrification go hand-in-hand in artsy ranch town Marfa It's sometimes weird, often wonderful, definitely off the beaten path. Marfa, Texas, is a tiny rural town in the middle of dusty ranchlands, as well as an internationally renowned creative mecca. In the last few decades, as artists and nonprofits…
Nation Nov 16 One mother’s harrowing escape from California’s deadliest wildfire At least 631 people are missing in California's deadliest wildfire ever -- more than double the previous count, although the larger number may include survivors who safely fled. The Camp Fire has already killed at least 63 people, displaced 52,000…
Arts Oct 16 For these Native American artists, business opportunities arrive by bus On South Dakota’s Pine Ridge Reservation, a substantial number of Native households earn income by creating and selling art. But many of these residents lack access to the transportation and financing that would enable them to market and grow their…