Maybe Trevor Noah Shouldn't Be So Comfortable With An Indoor Toilet
The new Daily Show host joked about moving up from the outdoor toilets of his boyhood to indoor toilets. But outdoor latrines actually have their advantages.
Global Health
It's Up To The World: Pay For The Global Goals Or Buy Everyone A Latte
You could pay for an awful lot of coffee with the $172.5 trillion needed to make the U.N. development goals come true by 2030. Pledges are trickling in, but will it be enough?
Parents In Poor Countries Worry About Vaccines, Too
But not for the same reasons as Western parents. In the developing world, moms and dads want to make sure their kids are immunized quickly enough.
In Campaign To Prevent Ebola, A Vaccine For Apes Could Save Humans, Too
After the Ebola epidemic in West Africa, University of Cambridge researcher Peter Walsh has been developing an Ebola vaccine for wild apes, hoping to stop transmission of the deadly virus to humans.
One Doctor's Campaign To Pay Those Who Risked Their Lives
Many of the local health care workers who fought the Ebola crisis in Sierra Leone have not received payment for their efforts. Now, Dr. Nahid Bhadelia is trying to raise awareness and money for them.
U.N. Dreams Big: 17 Huge New Goals To Build A Better World
And there are just 15 years to accomplish them. Here's a rundown of the 17 aims, which include ending poverty, hunger and AIDS, fixing the environment and giving everyone access to green space.
Meet The Man Who Booked Beyonce To Sing For The U.N.'s Global Goals
Acclaimed film writer-director Richard Curtis has lured a superstar cast — including Queen Bee and Stephen Colbert — for a free Central Park concert to get people excited about fixing the world.
What, Really, Does 'Sustainable' Mean?
A version of the word sustainable appears at least 75 times in the sustainable development goals the U.N. will endorse this weekend. We asked some analysts to tell us what, exactly, it means.
The People Of Nauru Want To Get Healthy — So Why Can't They Succeed?
The Pacific island nation is a symbol of just how hard it is to deal with obesity and diabetes. They're part of a new report on how countries of every income level struggle with these health issue.
The U.N. Wants You To Take A Selfie, Spin Around, Listen To A Llama
It's all part of the crazy, creative campaign to get people to pay attention to the 17 Sustainable Development Goals that the United Nations will endorse this coming week.