The Stream

The Stream look at some of the ma­jor sto­ries Al Jazeera cor­re­spon­dents have been cov­er­ing this year.

Orca con­fronta­tions with boats are on the rise, prompt­ing hu­mans to re­ex­am­ine their im­pact on na­ture.

Res­i­dents in East Pales­tine urge more sup­port from lead­ers as rail freight safe­ty ques­tions linger.

Syr­i­an refugees fear forced re­turns as na­tions nor­malise re­la­tions with Pres­i­dent Bashar al-As­sad.

Hu­man rights groups say mili­tia group has com­mit­ted war crimes in re­gion fac­ing acute hu­man­i­tar­i­an cri­sis.

The Stream ex­am­ines the lat­est ef­forts to boost racial di­ver­si­ty, eq­ui­ty and in­clu­sion in win­ter pur­suits.

Re­moval of sci­en­tif­ic and his­tor­i­cal top­ics has out­raged ed­u­ca­tors across the coun­try.

Pro­po­nents say eco­nom­ic penal­ties are an ef­fec­tive for­eign pol­i­cy tool, but crit­ics say they are col­lec­tive pun­ish­ment.

As re­searchers con­tin­ue to ex­am­ine the caus­es of age­ing, some seek ways to stop it al­to­geth­er.

Cli­mate change, habi­tat loss, and pol­lu­tion are hav­ing a dire im­pact on in­sect bio­di­ver­si­ty.