Francesca Paris

Dutch innovator Boyan Slat poses for a portrait next to the anchors of his plastic collecting system in 2017. The trash collection device deployed to corral plastic litter floating is not capturing any garbage.

Creator Of Floating Garbage Collector Struggling To Capture Plastic In Pacific

Francesca Paris

A young innovator wants to remove all the plastic from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. But his invention, a long floating boom, is moving too slowly to hold the trash it collects.

A protester prepares to throw an object at the police during an anti-migrant demonstration outside of European Union headquarters in Brussels on Sunday.

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Protesters And Police Clash In Brussels At Rally Against UN Migration Pact

Francesca Paris

Anti-immigration protesters threw firecrackers and stones, and police responded with water cannons and tear gas as the demonstration outside of European Union headquarters turned violent.

Abdullatif Al-Humaym, the head of Sunni Muslim endowments in all of Iraq, places the cornerstone for the rebuilding of the Great Mosque of Al-Nuri in Mosul. The historic mosque and its leaning minaret were destroyed in 2017 when Iraqi forces reclaimed the city from the Islamic State.

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Iraq Lays Cornerstone To Restore Al-Nuri Mosque, As Mosul Rebuilds

Francesca Paris

Iraqi religious leaders officially initiated the restoration of Mosul's al-Nuri mosque yesterday. The mosque was destroyed as Iraqi forces reclaimed control of the city from the Islamic State in 2017.

The recent drop in oil prices has raised concerns about the international economy, as well as domestic growth in the United States.

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Oil Prices Hit A New Low. Here's Why That Might Be A Bad Thing

Francesca Paris

Oil prices dropped below $60 a barrel on Black Friday, the lowest price in a year. While President Trump credits Saudi Arabia for what he says amounts to a "tax cut," the reality is more complicated.

In this November 1936 photo from the U.S. Farm Security Administration, a mother, originally from Oklahoma stands with her five children near Fresno, Calif., where she works as a cotton picker. The Dust Bowl led to a massive migration of Midwestern farmers out of the region, many of whom traveled to California in search of jobs.

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What Migrants Displaced By The Dust Bowl And Climate Events Can Teach Us

Francesca Paris

The World Bank predicts climate change may displace 143 million people by 2050. Environmental shifts have caused migration on smaller scales throughout the history of North America, historians say.