HUMANS

Rwanda cut maternal mortality 27%.

Five years, a 27% decline, and a health system still pushing: Rwanda is pairing community care with faster records and referrals.

SOURCENational Institute of Statistics of Rwanda
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WEIRD JOY

Backpack won Fat Bear Week.

A brown bear called Backpack packed on enough Alaska to win the internet’s favorite wildlife election.

SOURCENational Park Service
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WEIRD JOY

This one-gram robot can hop over a stair.

DirectHop uses a tiny motor and three folding legs to make controlled, repeated jumps. The prototype can clear a standard stair and twitch itself upright after a fall.

SOURCEUniversity of Washington / Newswise
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