Kate Lunau
Cape Town Residents Tell Us What It's Like Living in the Shadow of 'Day Zero'
Facing a water shortage, residents can no longer wash their cars with municipal water. And bars are cutting frozen margaritas from the menu.
Public DNA Database Cracked the Golden State Killer Case, Police Say
Authorities were led to Joseph James DeAngelo by cross-checking his genetic data on GEDmatch, a free and open-source DNA database.
Foxconn Just Got Permission to Start Draining Lake Michigan to Make LCD Screens
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources approved a request to divert 7 million gallons of water a day to the area where Foxconn is building its new plant.
This Paris Bikeshare Program Is a Hot Mess
This is what happens when a transportation company can’t scale.
Watch These Stunning Models of the Largest Star Map Ever Created
The European Gaia telescope releases data on 1.7 billion stars.
Is Sidewalk Labs Building a Brotopia on Toronto's Waterfront?
The details of a Google affiliate's billion-dollar real-estate project are shrouded in secrecy.
How the incel community is reckoning with the Toronto van attack
Alek Minassian has drawn praise and condemnation from involuntary celibate men after allegedly killing ten people.
Why Vehicles Are on the Rise as Weapons of Mass Killing
A global terrorism tracker lists 183 incidents involving vehicles from 1970 to the end of 2016—122 of them since 2010.
A Canadian Company Is Blocking LGBTQ Content for Censorious Regimes
Netsweeper is blocking content in 30 countries, according to a new report from Toronto-based research group Citizen Lab.
Alleged Toronto Van Attacker’s Facebook Profile Linked to ‘Incels,’ Praised Mass Killer
Facebook has confirmed to VICE that the post linking Alek Minassian, accused of killing ten people, to the misogynistic group is real.
Basic Income Is Already Transforming Life and Work In a Postindustrial Canadian City
In Hamilton, Ontario, a basic income pilot is improving individual lives—but bureaucratic pitfalls and tepid goals can limit its potential.
Scientists Will Photograph Alien Planets With the World’s Most Powerful Camera
A team of physicists created a 10,000 megapixel camera called DARKNESS that they hope will shed light on some of Earth's nearest neighbors.