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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The protectors of the world's largest fresh water lake may be put out of business by a Russian court

Leaked UN report shines spotlight on impacts of climate change on food supply

When it comes to climate, California pursues its own foreign policy

Hello? Is anybody out there?

A new book tells how Einstein and others made brilliant blunders

A British city welcomes glowworms, hedgehogs and birds that sleep while flying

Astronaut Chris Hadfield shows childhood dreams can come true

In the year since Sandy, scientists grow more certain on reality of climate change

A year after Sandy, a Coney Island legend is slinging more pizza than ever

Vines use climate change to catch a ride on the trees

A reporter caught in Hurricane Sandy looks to Asia for comparisons

Environmentalists and Big Coal fight it out in a small election in Washington State

In Australia, raging early spring wildfires have rekindled a raging debate over climate change

What's behind a coral reef's beauty? You'll never guess

This man wants you to know that not all drones are grey and drop bombs

Israel has a smart idea - and it's all about brains

Hawaii researcher says we'll first feel the effects of climate change in the tropics

Meteorite lifted from Russian lake weighs so much it breaks the scale

A scientific discovery falls out of this epidemiologist's nose

Where should old cargo ships go to die? Some Europeans say bring them home