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 bat-killing disease is even more destructive than previously thought

The latest wave of tech startups are targeting the senior citizen set

Will the real Dread Pirate Roberts please stand up?

Keep your nose warm this winter — the cold virus loves cold noses

Dreaming up the car of the future is an actual job — here's how you do it

Dusty roads in Costa Rica make for a sticky situation — literally

Cool new tech toys debut at CES in Las Vegas

Even with a GOP Congress, here's how a lame-duck Obama can help the environment

Our emotions — and others' actions — heavily influence our decisions

Winter may be knocking on your window, but 2014 was the warmest on record

How the Earth made its own water — out of rocks

After a long, cold journey, NASA's New Horizons probe has Pluto in its sights

What I've learned after my Mom got hacked (and her data held for ransom)

Exciting new ideas in space technology are getting short-changed by Congress

For these activists, oil and art just don't mix

In looking back at this year's environmental news there's a lot of doom and gloom — but not entirely

There's a push in Sweden to deal with Internet trolls

Change in US-Cuba relations presents big risks — and rewards — for Cuba's environment

Quoting Spiderman didn't spare a Bitcoin evangelist from prison

If you want to honk in India, you may have to pay