News & Features

News features, investigations, and other deeply reported journalism from Undark's contributors.

News & Features
In a Scientist’s Death, Hints of Strife in Iran
By Frederik Joelving, Undark & Retraction Watch
05.31.2023
News & Features
Can the Midwest’s Farmers Embrace a New Grain?
By Eva Tesfaye, Harvest Public Media
05.30.2023
News & Features
Hints of ‘Dark Extinction’ in Species Collections
By Katarina Zimmer
05.29.2023
News & Features
What’s in a Species Name?
By Asher Elbein
05.24.2023
News & Features
When Oil Extraction Costs More Than Its Worth
By Mark Olalde, ProPublica
05.23.2023
News & Features
Cooling Brazil’s Favelas With Green Roofs
By Jill Langlois
05.22.2023
News & Features
Why Some Mass Shootings Go Unnoticed
By Rod McCullom
05.17.2023
News & Features
The Aerosol Fallout From Australian Wildfires
By Bob Berwyn
05.16.2023
News & Features
From Farm to Spoon: Heavy Metals in Baby Food
By Colleen Wood
05.15.2023
News & Features
Assault and Retaliation at an American Zoo
By Asher Elbein
05.10.2023
News & Features
Mass Incarceration’s Impact on US Life Expectancy
By Fred Clasen-Kelly, KFF Health News
05.09.2023
News & Features
In India, A Nuanced View of Elephants
By Mridula Chari
05.08.2023
News & Features
Mapping Flood Risk for Nigeria’s Settlement Camps
By Temidayo Abass
05.04.2023
News & Features
In Ukraine, a Research Nuclear Reactor at Risk
By Kern Hendricks
05.01.2023
News & Features
With Pandemic Delays, Few Foreign Drug Inspections
By Irena Hwang, ProPublica
04.26.2023
News & Features
As Seen on Social Media: Weight Loss Drugs
By Darius Tahir & Hannah Norman, KHN
04.25.2023
News & Features
Does Your Child Really Need That Root Canal?
By Christina Szalinski
04.24.2023
News & Features
Nodding Away: A Neglected Disease in Uganda
By Sam Schramski & Pat Robert Larubi
04.19.2023
Visuals: Pat Robert Larubi
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