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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In Flint, Michigan, a crisis over lead levels in tap water

Was it an H-bomb? Seismic analysis, sniffer planes and time will tell.

Desperately seeking names for new elements

After six years in prison, an Iranian blogger sees a very different Internet

Could Russia be the first nation to send a woman to the Moon?

Want to install solar panels but can't? No problem.

Why scientists are so interested in studying this jumping rodent that looks like a furry t-rex

Why tech-savvy Indians are mad at Mark Zuckerberg

UK flooding is 'like stepping back 100 years'

Want to be an astronaut? Here’s your chance.

Bottled Canadian air, started as a novelty, takes off in China

'Welcome back, baby.' SpaceX rocket lands safely back on Earth.

When analyzing the Paris climate talks, how you see it is a matter of perspective

Paris high schoolers address climate change — one discarded yogurt container at a time

Saving the planet depends on saving its tropical forests. Can we do it?

Having a hard time picturing the multiverse? Head to Scotland where you can walk through a landscape

If the multiverse is real, what does that mean for modern-day religion?

It's Canada (again)! This time, it's helping to lead the way to fix the environment

More pigs, less water: One Israeli transplant charts a course for drought-stricken California

Can private investment help vulnerable cities adapt to climate change?