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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These video chats helped thaw out the Cold War

International coalition moves to take down the dark side of the web

Republican control of Congress may be a setback for big climate change legislation, but the issue is

Melting Arctic sea ice doubles the chances of harsh winters in other parts of the world

A fall ritual in the US has become less toxic — but no less deadly

Dust from mountaintop mining promotes the growth of cancer cells, a new study says

Companies are finding ways to turn industry-generated CO2 into a profitable business

These kids watched their science project disappear in the Antares rocket explosion

A German village keeps the lights on with windmills and pig manure

Okay, kids: 'L' is for licorice — and also for lead

Japan vows to continue its whaling program, despite an international ruling ordering it to stop

The only Afghan to ever fly in space almost didn't make it back to Earth

Environmental detectives are using DNA to track invasive species

Meet the new horse-headed, 35-foot-long, beaked Deinocheirus mirificus

Scientists find the largest US methane 'hotspot' — from space

With climate change, Boston's future could be filled with gondolas

The battle between gas and electric cars isn't new

The invasive emerald ash borer has killed millions of trees, but researchers hope a wasp can save so

How a century-old rule is keeping the American legal profession from innovating like its foreign col

Big companies are pulling the plug on their projects in Alberta's tar sands