Explainers Archive
Archives for February 2022
Russia banked on Kyiv falling quickly. Here’s why it hasn’t.
Putin’s invasion of Ukraine isn’t going as he planned. Here’s why.
How do you get an Oscar? Who’s going to win Best Picture? Why wasn’t Spider-Man nominated?
How the world got here, what Russia wants, and more questions, answered.
The future of sea level rise is being written underneath Antarctica and Greenland.
Corporations pass more than increased costs on to consumers.
The latest continuing resolution means we’re still on a Trump-era budget.
Antibiotic resistance is approaching a crisis point, and the world needs to act.
Despite failing a doping test, Kamila Valieva is allowed to skate. But she won’t be allowed to win a medal (yet).
Despite the highs and lows of Covid, the future of the plant-based sector still looks bright.
People are trying not to panic, but preparing for conflict.
The Beijing Olympics are the first to use 100 percent artificial snow. What does that actually mean?
BA.2 is a fast-spreading variant of the omicron variant. Here’s what we know.
People say they know what they’re looking for in a partner. Relationship experts say otherwise.