These 85 people might be perfectly pleasant, but it’s nuts to see their power.

Oh no. This isn’t good.

The number of kids dying in the world is down: heck yes.

The number of people starving is down too: woot!


The number of kids in school is up: aww yeahhh.

The number of people with health care access is also up: hooray, health!

The world’s richest getting even richer could destroy that progress: excuse me, what?

That ain’t right. Here’s exactly why it’s such a huge problem (and how it can be fixed!):

People Skills

Researchers changed one word in a request for feedback. The responses became more useful.

Mental Health

Darkness before 5 p.m. got you down? You might accidentally be doing fall and winter all wrong.

Nature

Ireland seized a ship carrying 32 million cigarettes. Now it’s home to a growing reef.

Nutrition

This wartime cake skips eggs, milk, and butter and starts with a pot of boiling raisins