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.

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Scientists are using sound to track nighttime bird migration

Snapchat gives a voice to survivors of sexual abuse

Iraq's marshlands, nearly destroyed under Saddam, are coming back

How a permaculture garden led to a bountiful harvest — and true love

If you like squash, you can thank this one particular pollinator

Nuclear reactors in California and New York State are on different paths

Worldwide Pokemania crashes servers, raises security concerns

An app that tells you what’s outside your plane window

This is how radically unrecognizable life might be on other planets

Will heat waves cause more deaths as the climate warms?

Former Kiribati president eyes massive infrastructure projects to save his island nation

There's more than just space travel in the code that powered the Apollo spaceship

Using a robot's bomb to kill: Dallas police set a US precedent

A new book explores the hidden value of urban weeds

Green spaces alongside US highways are potential conservation areas

The GOP is leading an effort to block the military from planning for climate change

How might global warming affect air travel?

Horseshoe crabs save lives, but their numbers are dwindling

The Obama Administration and a group of US foundations join forces to help India boost its solar cap

The great white shark is a 'knight in white and silver satin'