‘We Are Slowly Being Poisoned’
Kiera Feldman investigates how toxic fumes seep into the air you breathe on airplanes.
A Farmer, ‘Little Ghosts,’ and 18,000 Tobacco Plants
“How COVID-19 upended farming in South Korea.”
The True Story of the Heartthrob Prince of Qatar and His Time at USC
Lori Loughlin has nothing on the Al Thani family.
Black and Brown Tech Workers Share Their Experiences of Racism on the Job
Former employees of Pinterest, Google, Snap, and other companies share their stories of discrimination.
Hollywood and Hygiene: Sanitary Conditions in the Age of Coronavirus
From not cleaning equipment to not having handwashing stations to the way crews eat, film and TV sets have long been lacking in basic sanitation, and no union contracts stipulate basic standards about hygiene. COVID-19 might change that.
Kevin Ellison’s Final Journey
A troubled ex-USC football star died at 31. His family hoped that studying his brain for CTE would help others
How the U.S. Betrayed the Marshall Islands, Kindling the Next Nuclear Disaster
We tested dozens of nuclear bombs on an around the Marshall Islands, then pushed all the radioactive debris into a crater and covered it with a concrete dome. A concrete dome that hasn’t aged well, even before rising sea levels added another layer of threat.
Sea Gulls Love In-N-Out. But Their Diet May Be Changing Their Channel Islands Home
“Usually it’s humans who are responsible for polluting natural ecosystems. But on Anacapa and Santa Barbara islands, gulls appear to be the ones spoiling the wild habitat with processed food and puked-up trash.”
In the Rush to Harvest Body Parts, Death Investigations Have Been Upended
Organ procurement companies can harvest body parts before medical examiners have a chance to examine a dead body and rule on a cause of death. Does that seem problematic? Yes, yes it does.
Once Listed For $1 Billion. Sold For $100,000. What Just Happened?
It’s kind of confusing. Suffice it to say, it involves rich people, huge debt, and the late shah of Iran’s sister.