Wall Street Journal

Can Palmer Luckey Reinvent the U.S. Defense Industry?

Dec 4, 2023

Military tech startup Anduril Industries is shaking up the U.S. defense industry as it is one of the few privately held technology companies finding success as a Defense Department contractor. But what makes the company’s software so unique that it is being used across multiple branches of the U.S. military and in both the Russia-Ukraine War and Israel-Hamas War?

This 85% 3-D Printed Rocket Uses the Biggest Metal 3-D Printers Ever

Feb 14, 2023

Startup Relativity Space is developing the world's first 3-D printed rocket, which it says is cheaper and quicker to manufacture than conventional rockets. Ahead of the company’s first orbital launch attempt, WSJ visited its California facility to meet founder Tim Ellis.

Inside the making of NASA's Ingenuity

April 9, 2021

NASA's Ingenuity helicopter, which was carried to Mars by the Perseverance rover, is set for the first ever flight on the red planet. WSJ goes inside the company that partnered with NASA to design and build an aircraft for a completely different atmosphere from Earth. 

Science and Commerce Clash Over Selling Dinosaur Fossils for Profit

April 14, 2020

Should anyone be able to dig up and sell dinosaur fossils? It’s a question that’s increasingly being asked as the commercial fossil market booms. WSJ met with fossil hunters and scientists to learn more about this niche market and the big bucks at stake. 

The Controversy Behind Nike’s Vaporfly Running Shoe, Explained

January 23, 2020

Nike’s Vaporfly shoes have become a popular choice for both elite and amateur runners. But the shoes may soon be banned in professional competitions if World Athletics, the world governing body of track and field, decides they offer an unfair advantage. 

The U-2 Spy Plane Is Still Flying Combat Missions 60 Years After Its Debut

June 7, 2018

The U-2 spy plane has been in service for more than 60 years and still flies missions in Iraq and Afghanistan. WSJ's Michael Phillips got a rare opportunity to fly to the edge of space and explore why America's oldest working spy plane is still soaring above 70,000 feet.

Noma 2.0: Reinventing the 'Best Restaurant in the World'

Feb 23, 2018

Chef-owner Rene Redzepi shuttered his award-winning restaurant to rethink everything. This video goes behind the scenes at the new Noma in its frantic final days before re-opening.

Apollo's Code: Meet the Computer Programmer Who Landed Us on the Moon

July 17, 2019

Perhaps the most dramatic moment of Apollo 11's mission to the moon was when the Eagle began its final descent to the lunar surface and the ship's computer became overloaded. Few were more nervous than the young computer programmer who had written the code for the landing. On the Apollo 11's 50th anniversary, WSJ sat down with programmer Don Eyles. 

What Happens When a Family Loses Everything

Dec. 31, 2018

In September 2018, Hurricane Florence brought record-setting flooding to North Carolina. The Hudsons were among the thousands of families displaced by the storm. This documentary follows their rescue and their path to recovery. Video/Photo: Jake Nicol/The Wall Street Journal

Clergy Abuse Victims' Agonizing Choice: Take Settlement or Risk Lawsuit

July 11, 2019

Jimmy Pliska, of Scranton, Pa., is one of those who are seeking compensation from the church for sexual abuse that happened many years ago. If he accepts a settlement, he fears he may never know the truth about his alleged abuser.

Inside the Boeing 737 MAX Scandal That Rocked Aviation

Mar 10, 2020

Boeing's two 737 MAX 8 crashes and the investigation that followed ruined not just the aircraft manufacturer’s reputation but also its bottom line. WSJ’s aviation reporters break down how the scandal unfolded and explain what the flying public can expect in the future. 

Six Suicides, One Year, One High School

April 12, 2019

In less than a year, six students who had attended Herriman High School in Utah committed suicide. The WSJ visited Herriman and found a community searching for answers as they struggle with the loss.

Cold Pursuits: A Scientist's Quest to Uncover Antarctica's Secrets

December 29, 2018

For three decades scientist Peter Doran has collected environmental data in Antarctica. This year he is leading a project that uses aerial sensors to probe beneath the surface of vast glaciers. 

Art World’s Newest Star Makes $3 Million Paintings.

September 21, 2018

Njideka Akunyili Crosby, one of the young stars of the contemporary art world, talks about her influences at her studio in Los Angeles.

GREAT BIG STORY (CNN)

One Step at a Time: The First Elephant Prosthetics

Jun 15, 2016

When Mosha, an elephant, was two years old, she lost her leg in a landmine injury along the Thai-Burmese border. Luckily, an orthopedic surgeon was able to fit her with the first prosthetic leg ever designed for an elephant. As she’s grown, she’s needed to be fitted for new ones. But she’s never forgotten the doctor who changed her life.

Meet a Metal Thrasher Turned Virtuoso Watchmaker

Apr 1, 2016

Dan Spitz, who played lead guitar for the metal band Anthrax, left the group in the '90s to pursue an unexpected path: master watchmaking. Now, he's one of the top watchmakers in the world, but can still shred a guitar like it's 1983.

The Concrete Cowboys of Philidelphia

Mar 21, 2016

For the past decade, Malik Divers has run a small Philadelphia stable where he trains teenagers to ride and keep horses. Divers says that the horses keep kids off the streets and teach them responsibility. For 18-year-old Shahir Drayton, riding has even become an essential form of therapy.

THE GUARDIAN

Puerto Rico's drug addicts: 'Nobody wants to know them' | Guardian Investigations

Puerto Rico has an HIV/Aids infection rate nearly four times the US national average -- over half caused by injection drug use. I traveled to the island to report on the island's little-known crisis.

COCONUTS

I Wayan Mudana | One of Bali’s last master woodcarvers 

Apr 15, 2016

I Wayan Mudana, one of Bali's last traditional woodcarvers, sometimes takes over a year to complete a sculpture. He prays and meditates before beginning a project, seeking inspiration for the story that lives in each unique piece of wood. Watch our original video on this beautiful but dying art from the Island of the Gods.

On The Edge Of Genocide | One man's fight to preserve Myanmar's Rohingya

Mar 9, 2016

U Kyaw Hla Aung is a community leader and human rights activist desperately trying to alert the world to the plight of his people - the Rohingya. Despite evidence that the Rohingya have lived in Myanmar for centuries, the government classifies the group as illegal aliens. Today most Rohingya in Myanmar live in tragically overcrowded and unsanitary refugee camps. 

Fishing for Hope

Oct 29, 2015

This is the story of Adi, a fisherman in the remote village of Tumbang Nusa in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia. Before I met him, Adi and his fellow fishermen had forgone their livelihoods for over a month because of the thick toxic haze that blanketed their village. Fortuitously, on the day I arrived to film, the haze had dissipated enough for Adi to get back on the water.