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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Fracking in the Bakken comes with a high human cost

'Hello Earth!' Philae calls out from space and ESA scientists spring into action

The 'slimy, smelly, creepy world' of Gross Science

Proposed changes to US fishing rules could undo protections against overfishing

Scientists have discovered the 'missing link' between the brain and the immune system

She's Italy's rock star astronaut. And she has landed safely back home

New documentary explores how social media delayed the search for and slandered Sunil Tripathi

Did you get stuck in traffic this morning? They're trying to find out why

To clean up its harbor, Boston paid a toll in human life

Eight simple tasks the US military has asked a new generation of robots to perform

The road to Arctic oil drilling runs through Seattle. People there are trying to block it.

How a new fossil discovery changes the perceived evolutionary path for humans

Why your beefsteak tomatoes are getting beefier

The next time your GPS gets you somewhere on time, thank Albert Einstein

Zanzibar's 'Solar Mamas' flip the switch on rural homes, gender roles

We're toast, genetically speaking. (Well, a little bit.)

Why Australia has a walking fish problem

A community bio-tech lab offers a crash course in designing life — open to the public

Should we be alarmed that mock weapons and explosives got past airport screeners?

Internet cafes in Nigeria are quickly becoming a thing of the past