PRI's The World Science

Each week, The World's Rhitu Chatterjee brings you the latest and greatest science news from all four corners of the globe. The World is a US-based international news and analysis program co-produced by the BBC, PRI, and WGBH.

PRI's The World Science

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In Baltimore, an effort to turn lives around by planting trees

A veggie burger that 'bleeds' might convince some carnivores to eat green

Need to be in two places at once? Try a telepresence robot.

Indigenous street names in Toronto get noticed and made 'official'

The UN just took on antibiotic resistance, but can diplomacy help us combat disease?

Two Honduran brothers weigh the climate odds — to stay or leave home?

France bids adieu to plastic cups (!)

First bikes, then cars. Now electric scooters are the latest share craze.

The US and China have now officially ratified the Paris climate agreement

Natural gas companies are using hardball tactics to expand their network of pipelines

In India's Silicon Valley, the water wars have turned deadly

Need the latest news on flooding? In Jakarta, there's an app for that.

As the seaweed industry booms, how can we farm seaweed more sustainably?

Trying to confront a massive flood risk, Jakarta faces 'problem on top of problem'

An Afghan refugee is using drones to save other refugees' lives

The Standing Rock Sioux 'know what they're doing' in North Dakota

Those 'flapping' Solari boards at US train stations are leaving the terminal

Gulf of Mexico oil leases spark protests, but little revenue

Climate disruption is fueling stronger storms

Massachusetts pushes to brew up new green businesses to help fight climate change