Dead Canary Islands date palms, killed by red palm weevils, line a road in La Mersa, Tunis, Tunisia. Courtesy of Mark Hoddle/Department of Entomology, University of California Riverside hide caption

Yes, soap is good. It helps dislodge those microbes. But some experts say: Wet your hands first, then add soap. Ulrich Baumgarten/Getty Images hide caption

A scene from MTV Shuga: Down South, the new season of the soap opera that's filming in South Africa this year. Courtesy of Staying Alive Foundation Inc. hide caption

Vegetables were rationed at supermarkets in the U.K. due to poor weather conditions in Europe. Here, lettuce, broccoli and zucchini were rationed at a Tesco store in London. Victoria Jones/PA Images via Getty Images hide caption

Khaleed Khateeb, 21, was the videographer for the Netflix documentary The White Helmets. "This photo was after double tap of aircraft on July 27, 2014," he says, referring to an airstrike followed by another attack. "I don't know how I survived." Fadi al Halabi/Courtesy of Khaleed Khateeb hide caption

Health workers treat a man at a hospital in Idlib, Syria, about 40 miles from Aleppo. Anadolu Agency/Getty Images hide caption

A community counselor, left, speaks to a patient on the Friendship Bench in Zimbabwe. Courtesy of King's College London hide caption

Google Earth's time-lapse videos show see how the planet's surface has changed over time — like the evaporation of the Aral Sea (above). YouTube/Screenshot by NPR hide caption

This month, the last four functioning hospitals in eastern Aleppo, including the one pictured above, were hit by airstrikes and ceased operations. Courtesy of Union of Medical and Relief Organizations hide caption

Junior Herbert, a volunteer with Olio, collects leftovers from vendors at London's Camden Market. London has become a hub for apps and small-scale businesses that let restaurants and food vendors share leftovers with the public for free, and otherwise reduce the amount of edibles they toss. Maanvi Singh for NPR hide caption

Zeinab Sekaanvand, 22, faces execution for allegedly killing her husband. Amnesty International believes she did not get a fair trial. Amnesty International hide caption