Check out my colleague Fintan McDonnell's debut piece, a great explainer on how DNA tests are unveiling previously anonymous sperm donations - watch the full film: youtu.be/7usv3xsfHJU

🌡 Climate change is making heat waves more common and outdoor labour more dangerous. What can we learn from the thousands of migrant workers who suffered to prepare Qatar for the #FIFAWorldCup? Watch our short film, in collaboration with TIME and supported by Pulitzer Center.

Europeans are bracing for possible energy rationing & even power blackouts due to reduced gas supplies from Russia. But how have other countries been dealing with blackouts for decades? We gathered tips from Lebanon, Nigeria, South Africa, India, Zim...👇 context.news/rethinking-the…

First photo assignment for the The New York Times So happy I got to work on this story with the great Raja Abdulrahim, thanks to @MonaBoshnaq, Will Baxter, and hwaida saad

Now #COP27 is over, let's talk about #COP15. Why does the world need a new deal to protect nature? Our correspondent Jack Graham is joined by: 🎙 @LIK1000 of The Nature Conservancy 🎙 Jennifer Corpuz of Nia Tero 🎧 Set a reminder for tomorrow at 3pm GMT/10am ET bit.ly/3OLYKP4

🔎 Cultivated? Cultured? Lab-grown? Clean? Animal-free? Frankenmeat? Schmeat? Why can't we decide what to call lab-grown meat? Albert Han investigates. bit.ly/3j8giJz

🥩 Would you eat lab-grown meat? 🍻 How about beer made from sewage? Our video correspondent @AlbertybHan partnered with @Pocket to put together a guide that explores the future of food – and how technology plays a part. getpocket.com/collections/fr…

In the weeks leading up to #ValentinesDay, around 500 (!) truckloads of roses leave Miami every day, turning #Miami from a "freight desert" into a #trucking hot-spot. "When those flowers start moving, man, it gets crazy." — Robert Rouse, DAT Freight & Analytics. 🌹

“We have so much to report on, the story is unfolding day by day and we’re very busy, but the main challenge for us remains the viability of our project itself.” – Nikolas Leontopoulos, investigative nonprofit Reporters United co-founder, said in an interview w/ GIJN. buff.ly/3XswrrB

Where do you stand on lab-grown chocolate? I share my views in this recent video segment, expertly and thoughtfully produced by CONTEXT. I applaud the science behind the effort to create lab-grown chocolate. I also welcome any…lnkd.in/dubQjDme lnkd.in/d9qmepyJ

Spoke to Ukraine and Europe-based fact checkers on the biggest challenges covering Russia’s Ukraine invasion in the last year. The narratives might “lack imagination” but have resonated in parts of the world. Here’s my piece on how experts debunked disinfo and emerging concerns

Far beyond the Arctic Circle, Svalbard is one of the fastest warming places on earth. And yet it can't quit coal. My colleague Albert Han went to Norway's archipelago to find out for Context News. This may be my favourite ever video from our team. context.news/net-zero/video…

🇳🇴 Far beyond the Arctic Circle, Svalbard is one of the fastest warming places on earth. And yet, it's still struggling to quit coal. What does this say about our reliance on cheap, dirty energy? Watch the full video by Albert Han: context.news/net-zero/video…

We know coal is bad for the planet, so why can't we quit it? To answer this, Albert Han went to Svalbard, the fastest warming place on earth and home to the northern-most coal mine. youtu.be/aMO89Nj2hw0

🌱 Seaweed could be key in fighting climate change‚ but can it survive it? As a crop threatened by warming temperatures and volatile weather, it’s not immune to the very problems it might help solve.

Our Head of Video Jacob Templin & VJs Albert Han + Ashley Jiang are too humble to tell you… … but they just won GOLD at the The Telly Awards for our Context News series Lab-Made which looks at how we’re changing the way we produce our food. 🏆 context.news/videos/lab-mad…

Roundabouts are a common sight in Europe and Australia, but not so much in the United States. 👋 Kevin Beresford, chair of the UK Roundabout Appreciation Society, is on a mission to change that. He says roundabouts can even help save the planet - and the science backs him up.

Some people living in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley are only able to access less than 20 litres of water a day – a fraction of their household and farming needs. How did this happen? What’s next for a country that runs out of water? Fintan McDonnell finds out: bit.ly/3EQdLLD

🍚 Rice is a staple grain for half of humanity, but in places like Senegal, farmers can’t grow enough of it. Can a farming method change that? Context's Albert Han travelled to the West African nation to find out. Watch the full video here: context.news/nature/video/s…

Fashion brands like Zara promised to be more sustainable. But their tactics tell a different story. Watch the full exclusive investigation: context.news/net-zero/video… 📹 Albert Han