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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Once thought of as just a dream — is the hyperloop a real possibility?

A new way to clean the environment?

The incredible journey of one 3-year-old mountain lion

What China's successful reforestation program means for the rest of the world

Climate change is a huge threat to our national parks

Flowers give off electrical signals to bees

Japan gives its first element a name, and it's nihonium

Never waste a good waste crisis: Beirut's trash woes give birth to recycling

How we react to vocal fry in music depends on the gender of the singer

What science says about e-cigarettes

Bay Area voters are being asked to pay more taxes to rebuild lost wetlands

After months, the Flint water situation is finally getting a little bit better

Why King Tut had an awesome dagger from outer space

Politics are complicating life at Russia's most exclusive resort

Veterans will finally see the Nazi encryption machine they cracked in World War II

The US is still dumping some of its toxic e-waste overseas

Invasive species threatening New England's plant life

Conservatives don't hate the environment, new research suggests

A new study examines the benefits of keeping fossil fuels 'in the ground'

Politics and lack of teacher training are keeping climate science out of US classrooms