Take a virtual trip through your own brain

Patients facing brain surgery at Stanford Medical Center get more insight into their upcoming procedure while doctors get a virtual practice run before picking up a scalpel.

Tanzanians would rather not live on borrowed time

Swahili time rules in the African nation despite the introduction of so-called ‘English time’ during the colonial period.

On second thought — Pakistan, Nepal and Myanmar sideline China-funded projects

There’s a growing realization among poorer countries that Chinese proposals to build massive infrastructure projects can come at too high a price.

A girl’s place is often in the lab in Rwanda

This girls boarding school in Kigali is one of many STEM-focused schools to open in Rwanda over the past decade, creating a model for other African nations to follow.

A Vietnam War love affair, a secret baby, and 48 years later, a reunion

Almost a half-century after a short-lived liaison between a US seaman and young Vietnamese woman produced a daughter, they all meet again.