A young girl is reported missing. The detective assigned to her case quickly discovers she’s been gone for years. The story of his search for justice.

The detective work that led to the recovery of a trove of stolen Nazi art.

There’s software used across the country to predict future criminals. It’s racist.

More and more Americans are trying to survive on less than $2 a day.

How a 27-year-old went from PR underling to gatekeeper.

Making bio-diesel is hard. Getting paid $100 million to not make it is surprisingly easy.

Centuries later, the Flemish master’s works are still open to interpretation.

Inside the chaotic race to build Elon Musk’s hyperloop.

An investigation into 62 incidents caught on video shows how cops are incentivized to lie — and why they get away with it.

A tour of a nonprofit that collects, warehouses, and donates perfectly good stuff hospitals throw away, from anesthesia machines to unopened surgical tools.

“The true impact of activism may not be felt for a generation. That alone is reason to fight.”

Among other things, crows can recognize human faces—and train each other to avoid people they don’t like.

A profile of philosopher Timothy Morton, who wants humanity to give up some of its core beliefs.

A local environmental activist fights to prepare her community for life beyond mining.

Taking a stand for public land turns out to be very good for sales.

Inside the campaign to canonize the fire department chaplain who died on September 11.

Charles D. King tries to change the entertainment landscape.

How Andrew Anglin went from being an antiracist vegan to the alt-right’s most vicious troll.

CO2 could soon reach levels that, it’s widely agreed, will lead to catastrophe.

How the federal government abused its power to seize property for a border fence.

Kobe Bryant knows who he is, and he’s happy to tell you all about it.

More than a year ago, Nevada death row prisoner Scott Dozier gave up his legal appeals and asked to be executed. He’s still waiting.

He holds incredible power over women’s rights. New evidence shows he lied repeatedly about his history of harassment to get there.

How the disappearing bayou town of Jean Lafitte, Louisiana is trying to delay its inevitable end.

A dispatch from Cape Town, where surprising things can happen when it feels like the world is about to end.