The Stream

From ultra-processed foods to hidden chemicals, we ask whether what’s on our plates is making us ill.

As portions shrink and prices rise, shoppers feel the hidden cost of shrinkflation.

Handmade crafts are disappearing under mass production. What is lost when everything is made fast, cheap and at scale?

Are we raising a generation that can’t comprehend simple sentences?

We explore what’s in store for Venezuela after the capture of President Maduro by US personnel in Caracas.

We examine the online debate ignited by Pantone’s Colour of the Year, Cloud Dancer.

Hundreds of billions of dollars are being invested to ensure that AI succeeds, but what happens if it doesn’t pay off?

Winter hits Gaza hard, while activists and aid workers push to keep the world’s attention from slipping away.

Global warming is thawing the Arctic and igniting a high-stakes race for the riches beneath its ice.

We look at how companies are shifting intentionally towards subscription models.