Al Jazeera
Twelve years after ISIL’s massacres, thousands of Yazidis seek justice
Iraq’s Yazidi community marked 12 years since ISIL’s assault on Sinjar, which the UN recognised as genocide.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Al Jazeera
Live Science
Brains don't always rot: Scientists may finally know how human brains have evaded decay for thousands of years
WorldPingThousands of skeletal human remains have been discovered with their brain tissue unexpectedly intact. Now, a team of scientists may have finally figured out why.
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'Darwin’s hypothesis provided an important inspiration': Scientists bolster 150-year-old Darwinian theory with a carnivorous plant in China
Researchers have confirmed that a plant native to alpine regions in southwest China is carnivorous, supporting a Darwinian theory from 1875.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Live Science
WorldPingPhys.org
Scientists build 'cell villages' to map the genetics of brain cell fitness
How readily a cell divides and how well it survives are fundamental to life, shaping everything from organ size to the body's ability to withstand disease. That combination, known as cell fitness, isn't the same for everyone.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Phys.org
WorldPingSpace.com
'Significant areas of Mars may have once been covered by water': Scientists find hidden clue in Spirit rover data
A new analysis of decades-old data from NASA's Spirit rover has uncovered overlooked traces of crystalline hematite and altered magnetite, adding to growing evidence that liquid water once played a major role in shaping the Red Planet.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Space.com
WorldPingBBC News
Video shows Russian drone chasing Ukrainian street vendor in 'human safari' attack
Ukraine said the video - showing a terrified civilian being hounded by a remotely-controlled drone - amounted to a war crime.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by BBC News
Al Jazeera
Photos: Thousands in Gaza City join mass funeral for 112 Palestinians
Bodies wrapped in Palestinian flags carried through the streets in one of the largest funerals since war on Gaza began.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Al Jazeera