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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Global warming threatens nutrition levels in staple crops

Wild swings in the weather mean that some farm crops will flourish, while others struggle

Trump decertified the Iran deal. Here’s what’s at stake for Iran’s budding tech sector.

Neanderthals went extinct, but many of us still carry around fragments of their DNA

In New York, a whale of a comeback story

Meet the women combing through Puerto Rico, searching for veterans in need

Many Latinos are struggling in California's wildfires, but Spanish-language information is scarce

How climate change and Donald Trump brought an end to this diplomat's career

Tech companies are helping in Puerto Rico. Residents are unsure if it’s aid or really an investment.

With the lights still dark in Puerto Rico, solar companies see an opportunity to help

MacArthur grant winner studies the things left behind at the US-Mexico border

It wasn’t easy, but we hand-delivered a letter to a grandmother in Puerto Rico

The new DHS plan to gather social media information has privacy advocates up in arms

Wildfires creating 'hellscape' in Northern California

One Boston family's wish to get a letter to their grandmother in Puerto Rico

US Virgin Islands still need help after suffering from two hurricanes

Russian hackers used Kaspersky software to steal NSA documents

Go on the road with Puerto Rico’s rising political star: San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz

Online location data on endangered species might be putting them in harm’s way

High-tech eyes in the sky help scientists understand fragile ecosystems