Christmas Specials

Sui genocide

The human species might yet fulfill its evolutionary potential, if it would only go away

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The year as told through illustrations

Our art department staff looked back to highlight some of their favourites from the past year

A year of our visual journalism

In 2024 we found new ways to cover a range of topics, from war to the future of energy—and, of course, elections.


A still from Godzilla Gigantis, 1955

What a 70-year-old firebreathing lizard reveals about humanity

Each incarnation of Godzilla reflects the fears of its time


The beginning of the end for oil in California

What happens to an oil town when the drilling stops?

Why do small children in Japan ride the subway alone?

The pluses and pitfalls of the world’s most disciplined primary schools

A network of volunteers is rescuing dogs and cats by bringing them north

Tens of thousands of animals are moved to new states each year, so they can find homes