Destroying the evidence
US government budget cuts targeted the global record of melting polar ice. The consequences for climate science could be calamitous.
How protests protect South Korea’s mercurial democracy
Citizens unite on the streets after President Yoon’s martial law decree.
A Taiwanese dramedy confronts national trauma
“Father Mother” explores gender, identity and reconciliation.
The corroded Silicon Valley of Europe
Escaping war, wealthy Russians, Ukrainians and Belarusians flock to Cyprus’s gray economy
In South Korea, trash balloons prompt a debate over free speech
Why some have turned against defector activists.
A worryingly warm Arctic welcome
In Norway, a historic summer heat wave signifies a trend with global consequences.