These global stories were very, very, very popular in 2024

Our blog published hundreds of stories in 2024. These are the 11 that captured the most pageviews. If you look at the headlines, you'll understand why.

These global stories were very, very, very popular in 2024
Clockwise from upper left: <strong>Mahamat Djouma</strong>, 14, fled the war in Sudan without parents and with his 5-year-old twin brothers, whom he now cares for. <strong>Eddie Almance (left) and his sister Leila</strong> of Texas pose before heading to prom. Their grandmother says that for seven generations, the family members have forged close bonds. A magnification of the anterior of the <strong>larva of the pork tapeworm</strong>. This year, the press reported on a past deposition by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. that he had been infected by a parasitic worm. He did not specify the type but worm researchers believe it could have been a pork tapeworm. <strong>Simon Aniah</strong>, a 24-year-old from Ghana, burns electrical cables to recover the copper wiring.

Our blog published hundreds of stories in 2024. These are the 11 that captured the most pageviews. If you look at the headlines, you'll understand why.

(Image credit: Clockwise from top left: Claire Harbage/NPR; Danielle Villasana for NPR; Muntaka Chasant for Fondation Carmignac; Garry DeLong/ Science Source)