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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The wave that goes on for hundreds of miles

How police license plate readers can invade your privacy

Shell Oil faces a lawsuit in the UK over oil spills in Nigeria

The US has a lot to learn from Cuba about sustainable agriculture

Why are researchers missing signs of autism in girls?

A computer may have just become the best Go player out there

Fukushima radiation still seeping into the Pacific

The walls in Van Gogh’s iconic 'The Bedroom' were never meant to be blue

California's almond farmers depend on beekeepers — and billions of bees

A US trade complaint may hinder India's plan for a homegrown solar industry

Five years after Fukushima, the clean-up has just begun

Can coffee become the world’s first 100 percent sustainable agricultural product?

Seven miles under the ocean, it's a lot noisier than we thought

Why lions can feast during a drought

Fungal diseases are surging, threatening species around the world

US methane emissions are drastically underestimated, a new study shows

Young Saudis turn to social media in droves to find a little bit of freedom

Two years after flight MH370 went missing, the search continues

Where European countries stand on privacy versus security

The monarch butterfly, a symbol of North American cooperation, rebounds this winter