‘burn more calories than you eat’ is about as useful advice as ‘earn more money than you spend’
Australia is on track to eradicate transmission of HIV by the end of this decade.
The world is gaining two million acres of leafy cover per year, an increase of about five percent since 2000, equivalent to the leaf area of all the Amazon rainforests.
The number of Chinese people living in extreme poverty was 88% in 1981. By 2015 it had fallen to 0.7%.
A biologist invented a sensor that detects spikes in ethylene, the chemical that makes fruits ripen, so distributors can sell it before it spoils. It’s already saved one company $400,000 in wasted food.
Police in Durham, England are helping arrestees get access to social services instead of prosecuting them. Of the 2,600 people they’ve helped, only 6% have re-offended.
A jazz club in Paris has re-opened for performances –– for one patron at a time. In just a few weeks, Le Gare hosted over 3,000 concerts for one.
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