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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Scientists are keeping a close eye on the Beaufort Gyre

Scientists warn we may be creating a 'digital dark age'

Even when it's not the holiday season, outdoor lighting is on the rise

Flying abroad? You may have to go through a facial scan at the airport.

Scholar Calestous Juma leaves behind a legacy of 'leapfrog' technology

Miami residents fear 'climate gentrification' as investors seek higher ground

The FCC voted to scrap net neutrality rules. Smaller, independent websites could take a big hit.

Iceland's most trusted politician is a feminist environmentalist who is the 'antiTrump'

Bitcoin's sky-rocketing energy use is a viral story. We checked the math.

In a hungry little insect, a big threat to Louisiana’s coast

The year's best science books for kids have something for everyone

The Justice Department moves to dismiss youth climate lawsuit

He can make national monuments, but many legal scholars say Trump can't destroy them

In San Juan, they're going street by street, house by house, turning the lights back on

Scientists pinpoint link between climate change and Hurricane Harvey's record rainfall

In Estonia, almost everything — from voting to updating medical records — can be done online

First-ever bitcoin futures trading is now underway

In Germany, miners and others prepare for a soft exit from hard coal

In DNA testing, ‘Yeti’ samples come up bears, bears, bears

Hampshire College goes 100 percent solar