Interactives

Our latest interactive stories, trackers and special projects

Latest

Russia’s explosion of a huge Ukrainian dam had surprising effects

A year after the blast and flood, Ukrainians disagree over whether to rebuild Kakhovka

Solar power is going to be huge

An energy source that gets cheaper and cheaper is a wonderful thing


The truth behind Olena Zelenska’s $1.1m Cartier haul

The anatomy of a disinformation campaign


The world’s richest countries in 2024

Our annual ranking compares economies in three different ways


Trackers, indices and forecasts

Donald Trump v Kamala Harris: what the polls say

The Economist is tracking the contest for the White House

Our Big Mac index shows how burger prices differ across borders

Using patty-power parity to think about exchange rates


French election tracker: Marine Le Pen’s hard-right falters

See the latest results, polls and guide to the parties


Interactive UK election 2024

General-election forecast: Labour beat the Conservatives

Our seat-by-seat prediction for Britain’s Parliament


Ukraine and Russia

Vladivostok is a window into wartime Russia

Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine is transforming the far-eastern city

Tracking the Ukraine war: where is the latest fighting?

Our satellite view of the conflict, updated daily


How cheap drones are transforming warfare in Ukraine

First-person view drones have achieved near mythical status on the front lines


Vladimir Putin is dragging the world back to a bloodier time

His attempt to conquer Ukraine ignores the lessons of history


Features

Inside a month of America’s school shootings

The hidden impacts of gun crime are devastating and poorly understood

Western values are steadily diverging from the rest of the world’s

People’s principles were expected to align as countries got richer. What happened?


How motherhood hurts careers

A new study measures its impact on women’s employment worldwide


Large, creative AI models will transform lives and labour markets

They bring enormous promise and peril. But how do they work?


Graphic detail

Family separation among slaves in America was shockingly prevalent

A new dataset tracks the journeys of slaves shipped along the coast to New Orleans

Max Martin knows how to create a number-one hit

One rule for success: get to the catchy vocals as fast as possible


The Brazilian Amazon has been a net carbon emitter since 2016

Rapid deforestation outweighs carbon capture by remaining trees


Hollywood is losing the battle for China

The rise of domestic cinema counters Western cultural influence


World news

Can a political underdog save Nigeria?

Peter Obi thinks he can renew Africa’s biggest economy and democracy

How to fix 30m draughty homes

And help Britain reach net-zero emissions


The World Ahead The World Ahead 2023

The weather system that influences the world

As 2023 begins, the world’s most important climate system remains locked in La Niña


The Brazilian Amazon has been a net carbon emitter since 2016

Rapid deforestation outweighs carbon capture by remaining trees


Business and finance

Investments in ports foretell the future of global commerce

It will be more high-tech—and more Asian


As TikTok grows, so does suspicion

The Chinese app is bringing competition—and security fears—to social media