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Rwanda Has Become a Poster Child for Health Equity
Life expectancy has doubled, and child vaccinations rates are higher than they are in the U.S.
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The Majority of Web Traffic Comes From Robots
While humans may be very good at surfing the internet, this is yet another thing that robots do better
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Crummy Weather Can Lead to Harsher Online Restaurant Reviews
Are you sure you didn’t like the food? Maybe it was just the weather…
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No-Kill Caviar Could Make Luxury Less Expensive
Given a particular protein and a nice massage, sturgeon give up their eggs without giving up their lives
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Once 2,000 Tibetan Refugees Came to Nepal Each Year; Now It’s Fewer Than 200. Why?
Nepal is caving to pressure from China to ostracize and persecute Tibetans
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Children Have to Worry About Identity Theft, Too
The rate of identity theft is five times higher among children than among adults
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Google Play Kicks Porn of All Types Out of Its Store
The store has never allowed straight-up pornography, but it’s now getting even stricter about what’s allowed
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This Hospital Door Handle Doubles As a Hand Sanitizer
This way, infections don’t spread as easily—and no one has to remember to Purel their hands
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Japan Has Been Ordered to Stop Whaling Near Antarctica
The United Nations called foul on Japan’s claim that whaling is done for scientific purposes
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The Golden Gate Bridge Will Soon Get a Suicide Net Add-On
After record suicide numbers last year, the city will vote in May whether or not to install the net
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Young Men Often Deal With Unwanted Sexual Advances From Women
Nearly half of the male students surveyed said they had been on the receiving end of an attempt at sexual coercion
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Take a Tour of Pritzker Winner Shigeru Ban’s Paper Tube Structures
Japanese architect Shigeru Ban has been awarded the Pritzker prize, one of architecture’s top prizes
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Iraq’s Impressive New Trains Can Zip Passengers Across the Country at 100 Miles Per Hour
The new trains will connect Baghdad with another major city
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Drone-Assisted Hunting Banned in Alaska
“Under hunting regulations, unless it specifically says that it’s illegal, you’re allowed to do it.”
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You Can Now Donate Your Voice to People Who Can’t Speak
You don’t have to be dead to donate a piece of yourself. A new company lets people donate their voices to those without them
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While LA Journalists Hid Under Desks, a Robot Wrote a Story About the Earthquake
Journalism robots might not be such a bad idea. Especially when you’re trying to stay safe after an earthquake.
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The United States Is Declared an Enemy of the Internet by Reporters Without Borders
Usually this list includes countries you might expect: Saudi Arabia, China, North Korea. But this year the United States is on it, too.
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The FAA Ordered This Beer Drone Delivery Service to Cease And Desist
Commercial use of drones is banned—for now
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New York Is Turning Its Leftovers Into Natural Gas, With the Help of Hungry Bacteria
Some cities are taking table scraps and turning them into fuel.
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One of World’s Ten Albino Redwoods Might Be Cut Down
Preservationists in California, however, are fighting to save the tree
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