In recent years, Brazil has become the world’s top consumer of shark meat. That’s because of a law that requires fishermen who catch sharks to bring the entire animal to port — not just the fins, like ...

In British Columbia, a coalition of Indigenous communities is trying to help forests recover from wildfires. The Secwepemcúl’ecw Restoration and Stewardship Society (SRSS) uses traditional practices ...

Olympic champion Laura Dahlmeier was struck by falling rocks while scaling a mountain in northern Pakistan. Hosts Carolyn Beeler and Marco Werman have the details.

A massive earthquake near Russia has triggered tsunami alerts across the Pacific and as far south as Chile. Host Marco Werman speaks with expert Harold Tobin at the University of Washington about the ...

Important global stories sometimes fly under the radar. Hosts Carolyn Beeler and Marco Werman review a few things you might have missed.

The Royal Albert Hall, one of London’s most prestigious concert venues, has been sued by three of its members. Members are people who privately own seats in the auditorium. They automatically get ...

A massive earthquake near Russia has triggered tsunami alerts across the Pacific and as far south as Chile. We look at the science behind the phenomena. Also, cyberattacks have surged across European ...

The market for skin lightening products continues to expand, particularly across sub-Saharan Africa. Now, dermatologists on the continent are issuing a new warning: Beyond previously identified health ...

Early Wednesday morning, one of the biggest earthquakes ever recorded hit Russia’s east coast, sparking tsunami warnings as far away as Alaska and Hawaii. Close by in Japan, the 8.8-magnitude quake ...

Hospitals across Europe are increasingly under siege from cybercriminals, and experts say the threat is only growing. A surge in ransomware attacks is disrupting healthcare services, locking staff out ...

Geometric patterns on cloth and symbols etched into sacred masks are what experts believe are part of an ancient writing system once used by women in Zambia. The artifacts are located at the National ...

Fires are raging in Spain, Portugal and Greece, but have proven most deadly in western Turkey this summer. The World’s Durrie Bouscaren reports from the countryside outside the city of Bursa on how ...