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Explainers Archive

Archives for April 2022

What’s the deal with the Iran nuclear deal?
Explainers

Trump withdrew from the accord, and Biden is working toward its resurrection.

By Jonathan Guyer
Science
What immunocompromised people need to know right nowWhat immunocompromised people need to know right now
Science

There’s a spectrum of risk among this group, and a lot of tools to help them.

By Keren Landman, MD
How to test and trace a virus we haven’t discovered yet
Future Perfect

We have the technology to ensure the next outbreak doesn’t become another Covid-19.

By Dylan Matthews
Explainers
What’s really holding the world back from stopping climate changeWhat’s really holding the world back from stopping climate change
Explainers

The latest UN climate report suggests the world has to end new fossil fuel infrastructure to meet current goals.

By Rebecca Leber and Umair Irfan
Finding the next pandemic virus before it finds us
Explainers

The tricky work of seeking, sequencing, and sharing viruses around the world.

By Umair Irfan
Russia-Ukraine war
Russian troops pull back from Kyiv, leaving horrors in their wakeRussian troops pull back from Kyiv, leaving horrors in their wake
Russia-Ukraine war

After bodies of civilians are discovered around the Ukraine capital US and NATO allies are expressing shock and promising tougher sanctions.

By Ellen Ioanes
Russia-Ukraine war
Aid organizations try again to evacuate besieged MariupolAid organizations try again to evacuate besieged Mariupol
Russia-Ukraine war

The Red Cross mounted a second attempt after failing to bring a bus convoy to the city on Friday.

By Ellen Ioanes
Explainers
The January 6 committee is seemingly moving toward recommending charges for TrumpThe January 6 committee is seemingly moving toward recommending charges for Trump
Explainers

A federal judge agreed Trump likely committed crimes. Will Merrick Garland?

By Andrew Prokop
Future Perfect
How Black North Carolinians pay the price for the world’s cheap baconHow Black North Carolinians pay the price for the world’s cheap bacon
Future Perfect

The meat industry’s environmental racism problem, explained.

By Jamie Berger