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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How farm owners are being incentivized to take small steps to save endangered bats

What exactly does a 'war' against ISIS entail?

A veteran of the Katrina response says climate change will force us all to be first responders

An innovative fence modification project aims to protect North America's pronghorn antelope

Even plans to close nuclear power plants stir controversy

What brainless slime mold can teach us about making better decisions

Nuclear reactor closings in the US continue to roil the energy industry

For Obama's top science guy, the climate outlook is partly sunny

What's killing the endangered Saiga antelope of Central Asia?

How do public transportation maps help fight climate change?

India's biggest festival is really bad for its health

At this trail-blazing cemetery, a flock of birders

Could composting someday become an alternative to burial and cremation?

Want better thinking and productivity? Improve the air quality in your office.

He documented his own death by snakebite instead of going to hospital

With Keystone down and Exxon under investigation, it's been a tough week for the oil business

Britain's oldest tree may be undergoing a sex change

When Harry met Rosa, a rhino love story

The future of the Internet as a place for an open exchange of ideas is very much up in the air

How a new prime minister will reshape Canada's environmental policies