The World is a one-hour, weekday radio news magazine offering a mix of news, features, interviews, and music from around the globe. Launched in 1996, The World airs weekdays over 370 stations across ...

Northern Argentina’s Campo del Cielo is where the world's largest mass of meteorites has been found. And it has also been ...

The four-letter f-word is part of the unique set of profanities that cannot be uttered on public radio, but its history and use is no less fascinating. Perhaps even more so in light of its taboo.

The Great Indian bustard bird was once a common sight across much of India. Today, however, the species is considered close to extinction. But recently, wildlife conservationists in India have managed ...

European leaders met Thursday in Budapest, Hungary, for a summit of the European Political Community. Host Carol Hills covers some of the discussion, including US President-elect Donald Trump’s likely ...

COP29 opens on Nov. 11 in Azerbaijan, a major exporter of oil and natural gas. While some environmentalists are horrified that an oil producing nation will again host the conference, others are ...

More than a week on from the deadly floods that destroyed parts of eastern Spain and led to the deaths of at least 218 people, recriminations are flying over who should be held responsible. In Germany ...

Africa is home to more than 1.3 billion people in 54 different countries. The reactions to Donald Trump’s reelection are wide ranging, but there’s also a gap between the expectations of African ...

Playwright Michael Shayan’s one-man play about his mother and growing up as a first-generation Iranian American begins a national tour in Denver. Each night, Shayan transforms into his mother Roya, ...

Across much of North Africa, a punishing drought is now entering its seventh year. In Morocco, wheat, a staple of people’s diet, is withering. Livestock are dying. Scientists say climate change is ...

In the Indian tech hub of Bengaluru, water has become a precious commodity. One initiative leverages an age-old, well-digging technique to help residents tap into a forgotten source. Record-setting ...