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As a child, the beach was synonymous with tar on my feet
I’ve always LOVED water. My parents used to joke that I was part fish. When I was young, we’d go to the beach every single weekend, scouring the sand for shells, hermit crabs, and all sorts of fun...
View ArticleHow will Brazil come through on its Olympic promises?
When Rio de Janeiro beat out Chicago, Tokyo and Madrid to host the 2016 Olympic Games, it was a huge morale-booster for Brazil. It was October 2009 and the Brazilian seaside city erupted in celebration...
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With pollinators in decline around the world, conservationists turn to...
In northwestern India, the Himalaya Mountains rise sharply out of pine and cedar forests. The foothills of the Kullu Valley are blanketed with apple trees beginning to bloom. It’s a cool spring...
View ArticleFury Road: Did Oscar-winning 'Mad Max' damage world's oldest desert?
The Namibian desert, with its stark, lunar landscape, makes an ideal dramatic backdrop for a post-apocalyptic movie."Max Max: Fury Road," which on Sunday won six Oscars, was filmed in this desert's...
View ArticleIran’s startup tech scene is getting off the ground
For 25-year-old Hamed Jafari, the morning commute involves two taxis and one bus ride from the northeast outskirts of Tehran into the hottest business district downtown. Jafari is tall, lanky and very...
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Facebook's new 'angry' emoji has become a powerful weapon for Hong Kong...
Hong Kong pro-democracy activists have found a powerful weapon for attacking leaders they claim are in Beijing's pocket: Facebook’s new "angry" emoji. Their prime target? Embattled Chief Executive...
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Our ability to speak doesn't begin with our first words. It begins in the womb.
A kid learns in the womb. It took a study and an Australian soap opera to begin to figure it out. A British psychologist published a study showing that pregnant moms who watched the 1980s show...
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Is bilingual better?
In this week's World in Words podcast, we consider the so-called bilingual advantage.The benefits of speaking two languages were barely researched until the 1960s. Now, hardly a month goes by without...
View ArticleThe next president could make or break the Paris climate agreement
The US helped lead nearly 200 countries to an international climate change agreement in Paris this past December.The upcoming election could determine if the US continues that leadership role, or if it...
View ArticleCould 3-D printing change the way we think about organ transplants?
Two years ago, doctors at the University of Michigan were able to 3-D print a trachea for a 16-month-old’s windpipe. That device saved the baby's life. The trachea was made out of hard plastic, but...
View ArticleSlain Honduran activist came from family of fighters
One of Honduras’ most prominent environmental and indigenous rights defenders was murdered in her home Thursday. Local officials say Berta Cáceres was killed during an attempted robbery in her hometown...
View ArticleIn British Columbia, the government has begun killing wolves in order to save...
Forest caribou populations in British Columbia are struggling, and in an effort to keep them from disappearing the government is going after its primary predator — wolves.It's a controversial move, but...
View ArticleFrom 35,000 feet up, 'a way to trick a homesick brain to where our hearts are'
The Friday 5:48 p.m. flight to Detroit out of Washington Reagan National Airport is not full of kids and tourists. It's packed with business travelers in suits, expensive watches and polished leather...
View ArticleStudy shows US could convert its economy to renewable energy without battery...
A new study from NOAA shows that, by building new high-tech transmission lines, the US could slash energy sector global warming emissions by 80 percent within 15 years, while keeping consumer costs low...
View ArticleAfter the Hollywood Presbyterian hospital hack, how much of a threat are...
On February 5, staff at Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center discovered they were in the middle of an attack. Certain computer systems had been invaded by malware, encrypted, and taken for ransom. The...
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Researchers show wolves use 'howling dialects' to communicate
A team of Cambridge University researchers has shown that various wolf species and subspecies howl using clearly identifiable “dialects." People can easily detect differences in wolf howls by ear, but...
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For one South African house cleaner, this year's big drought means crying,...
In my little garden here in Pretoria, sprinklers automatically go off every morning at 8. They’re doing a good job. My cucumbers have outgrown their trellis, I can’t keep up with all the spinach, and,...
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The monarch butterfly, a symbol of North American cooperation, rebounds this...
There’s some good news for monarch butterflies this winter.The iconic black and orange-yellow migratory butterflies have been dying off over the past several years due to habitat loss.But this winter,...
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Biologist says we need to make half the Earth a wildlife reserve to stave off...
President Barack Obama last month designated three new national monuments in the California desert: Mojave Trails, Sand to Snow and Castle Mountains. All in all, the new monuments protect nearly two...
View ArticleAw, thanks, Vladimir: But Women's Day is hurting Russia's carbon footprint
Typically, International Women’s Day is for lavishing ladies with recognition and support.It’s an especially big deal in Russia. But leading up to the March 8 holiday, some Russian environmentalists...
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