• Energy & Environment

The global transition to clean energy, explained in 12 charts

Despite all the progress, we’re still struggling to hit the climate emergency brake.

Facebook may have too many users for its cryptocurrency to fail — even if you don’t trust it

Libra, Facebook’s new virtual coin, is the most consequential cryptocurrency effort undertaken in several years.

Are Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders the same? The debate, explained.

Sanders and Warren: two candidates with similar policies and fundamentally different politics.

The US is sending 1,000 more troops to the Middle East to counter Iran

Neither side is stopping the tit-for-tat escalation.

Hong Kong’s leader apologizes again but won’t pull controversial extradition bill

After days of mass protests, critics see the apology as insufficient — and want the bill withdrawn entirely.

Gender stereotypes have been banned from British ads. What does that mean?

The UK’s advertising regulator gave agencies six months to eliminate stereotypes "likely to cause harm, or serious or widespread offense."

The race to be the next British prime minister, briefly explained

Boris Johnson commanded first place once again in the second round of voting to be the next Conservative leader.