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A glimpse of this week's subscriber-only stories
- Did you know that humanity is slowly solving the global nursing shortage?
- Some really great news on seabed mining.
- How one of the world’s largest countries recorded one of the fastest ever drops in the childhood stunting rate.
- New York passes one of the most progressive state budgets in US history, and Florida makes a surprising U-turn on conservation.
- Black rhinos return to Kenya.
- A ton of bad news for coal, everywhere.
- A bunch of great links, articles, and videos from adventures on the information superhighway over the last few months.
(33 more stories in the full edition).
Where your subscription fee goes
This month we sent US$10,000 to Mercy Corps in Nigeria
The funds will be used for a critical latrine rehabilitation project in the northeast of the country, reaching over 19,000 people. It's part of a now-terminated USAID program that was constructing water and sanitation infrastructure across the region.
Small sums, concrete results, published each quarter.
| Bucket | Share of each dollar |
|---|---|
| Writing, editing & fact-checking | 52 ¢ |
| Charity pool | 33 ¢ |
| Tech & operations | 12 ¢ |
| Fees & taxes | 3 ¢ |
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