Month: June 2026

‘They didn’t know or care, or wouldn’t say’: how we investigated the casualties of a covert US war‘They didn’t know or care, or wouldn’t say’: how we investigated the casualties of a covert US war

When a large number of children were killed during a US drone strike in Somalia last year, two reporters collaborated to piece together what happened There are many reasons why some military conflicts go unreported or underreported. Local restrictions on press freedom. Prohibitively high risks to journalists’ safety. A lack ...

The moment I knew: At the arrivals hall I was overcome with doubt. Then I saw him waiting, holding a red roseThe moment I knew: At the arrivals hall I was overcome with doubt. Then I saw him waiting, holding a red rose

At the beginning of her relationship with Dave, Barbara Reszke was sceptical. But when he joined her in Mexico, a wave of relief and excitement washed over her Find more stories from the moment I knew series In 1992, I travelled from Adelaide to Poland to reconnect with my extended ...

Scientists Propose Black Holes Don’t Exist, Are Something Much StrangerScientists Propose Black Holes Don’t Exist, Are Something Much Stranger

Welcome back to the Abstract! Here are the stories this week that shook the Earth, birthed a universe, exploded in space, and sought the fountain of lepidopterological youth. First, a wave from a disastrous earthquake journeyed to the center of the Earth and back, revealing a phenomenon that has never ...