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

All Tracks from PRI's The World Science

Baby dolphins babble when they learn language, just like humans do

Green wave in EU elections illustrates a desire for urgent action on climate

America's grungy 'recycled' plastic is creating wastelands in Asia

Climate disruption is worsening global economic inequality

On a journey to Antarctica, a New Orleans chef awakens to the threat of melting ice

New York City gets nation's first congestion pricing plan

A conservationist helped protect the Cook Islands from overfishing, and won a Goldman Environmental

Julián Castro makes climate change a central theme of his presidential campaign

11,000-year-old Turkish town about to be submerged forever

Your ‘recycled’ laptop may be incinerated in an illegal Asian scrapyard

'Hi, I want a job in Antarctica': Meet the first female researchers to blaze the path

Washington activist wins a Goldman Environmental Prize for defeating a dangerous oil-by-rail project

A UN report says Earth faces 'unprecedented' threat to biodiversity

US should shift military funds to climate change fixes, says POTUS hopeful Tulsi Gabbard

The meatless Whopper’s ‘Impossible’ goal: To save the planet

HBO’s ‘Chernobyl’ revisits nuclear catastrophe with a nod to climate change

Microplastics have turned up in the remote Arctic Ocean, which means they’re everywhere

In Iceland, turning CO2 into rock could be a big breakthrough for carbon capture

'Flight shame' in Sweden prompts rail-only travel movement

Lawsuit accusing ExxonMobil of ignoring risks from climate change moves forward