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France and England battle multiple wildfires as record heat grips Europe
Firefighters in France and central England are battling multiple fires amid record-breaking heat…
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New Scientist
Monsoon-driven wildfires may have shaped human evolution
WorldPingA reconstruction of East Africa's environment 1.75 million years ago suggests wildfires spiked during wetter times, which may have influenced human evolution…
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UN watchdog slams potential election of Iran to panel with human rights sway: 'Lunatics running the asylum'
Iran's expected election to a United Nations committee on human rights and counterterrorism is called "Orwellian" by UN Watch's Hillel Neuer.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Fox News
MIT Tech Review
Cloning could be used to save species—or make human “organ sacks”
This week I spoke to scientists who have found a way to turn male mouse embryos female. They’ve developed a CRISPR-based approach to essentially cut out the Y chromosome. It allowed them to create female clones of male mice.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by MIT Tech Review
WorldPingSTAT
Opinion: MAHA and insurance companies both want to treat human bodies like cars
“If the short history of telematics in the auto insurance taught us anything, it’s to be skeptical of any promises attached to shareable surveillance data.”…
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by STAT
Al Jazeera
Wildfires force thousands to flee as blazes spread across Europe
At least a dozen people have reportedly been hospitalised in Croatia after blazes tore into the tourist town of Omis.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Al Jazeera
WorldPingThe Guardian
Indonesia wildfires threaten orangutans rescued from animal traffickers
Blaze fuelled by hot, dry and windy conditions comes within metres of West Kalimantan rehabilitation centre Orangutans rescued from wildlife traffickers face a new threat from the record number of fires that have broken out in Indonesia in recent weeks.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by The Guardian