How To Build An Island

The South China Sea has been disputed territory for quite some time. China is trying to end that dispute by building islands there. Check out an awesome time lapse, great aerial photographs and an article all about it from the NY Times by clicking here.  

Where Children Sleep

Photographer Magnus Wennmen has been documenting the youngest lives impacted by the war in Syria. Click here to see where Syrian refugees are sleeping and read his commentary. 

Happy Fifteen

NPR has collected over 20 stories about what it means to be a fifteen year old girl in the world today. From soccer fields in Brazil to farmland in Lebanon. They interviewed students, child brides and refugees. Click here to see the list of short stories. 

Think you already know everything about fifteen year old girls? Then click here and scroll down to take a quiz. 

How the Land Shaped Language

This quick read from Smithsonian explains how languages evolved to lean towards vowel sounds in densely wooded areas.

The Displaced

Half of the 60 million displaced people in the world are children. The New York times has a new interactive virtual reality story about them that you can access by clicking here. 

The State of Slavery Today

The first part in a series by the CSM, this article explains how human trafficking networks operate today. 

Questions of Citizenship

In nearly thirty countries around the world, citizenship can only be passed down through the father. This means that when he goes missing, migrates or is lost in conflict, the children are left in limbo. According to the UN there are hundreds of thousands of children who do not have documentation in the country they were born in because of these outdated laws. Read more here. 

History of Hip Hop Mapped

Polygraph has mapped and animated the history of Hip Hop. Look and listen by clicking here!

Misleading Maps?

Palestinians and Israelis continue to fight over territory. Just attempting to explain the history of the conflict has one news station caught in the debate. Click here to view the map and read about the potentially misleading map.