Christmas Specials
Christmas Specials
The year as told through illustrations
Our art department staff looked back to highlight some of their favourites from the past year
Christmas Specials
A year of our visual journalism
In 2024 we found new ways to cover a range of topics, from war to the future of energy—and, of course, elections.
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What a 70-year-old firebreathing lizard reveals about humanity
Each incarnation of Godzilla reflects the fears of its time
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The beginning of the end for oil in California
What happens to an oil town when the drilling stops?
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Why do small children in Japan ride the subway alone?
The pluses and pitfalls of the world’s most disciplined primary schools
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A network of volunteers is rescuing dogs and cats by bringing them north
Tens of thousands of animals are moved to new states each year, so they can find homes
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What a fourth-century drinking game tells you about contemporary China
China’s obsession with calligraphy colours its view of itself
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The harsh economics of the Arctic
The world craves polar minerals. But who wants to work in a frozen wasteland?
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Finance, consulting and tech are gobbling up top students
Are they abandoning their dreams—and does that matter?
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Of all the geological periods, the Triassic was the most fabulous
In 50m years it spawned dinosaurs, seafood, geopolitics—and our distant ancestors
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When doing the right thing goes wrong
How a car crash in Los Angeles rewrote the law on helping strangers