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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A lion slaying in Zimbabwe sparks debate about the future of big game hunting

Here's what climate change looks like from the edge of the Greenland icecap

There's new life in Japan's tech startup scene

In the battle of the Internet, the trolls are winning

Take a seat on the virtual couch with computers that can read your emotions

Price check: Companies could be using your data to charge you more

How one determined marine biologist and a team of volunteers restored a giant kelp forest off the co

We're running out of water. Is desalination the answer?

Climate change is imperiling bumblebees in the US and Europe

The SCOTUS ruling on mercury emissions stops years of momentum

BP's $18.7 billion Deepwater Horizon settlement provides relief, but perhaps not justice

In Nepal, one problem is the earthquake didn't knock down enough houses

The reason New England was snowed under — and California went dry

Pluto is coming into focus as New Horizons zooms in close

Korean adoptees are using DNA kits to get a glimpse of their ancestry

In Amsterdam, there are people paid full-time, with benefits, to fish for bikes

From napalm to nature: How the bald eagle helped turn a weapons factory into a wildlife refuge

He refused to kill these adorable bear cubs. Now his job is on the line.

How pilots fight Canada's raging wildfires from above

Canada is burning and America is choking on her smoke