Rhitu Chatterjee
Global Population to Reach Seven Billion
On Monday, there will be seven billion people on the planet. That’s according to the latest estimates by the United Nations Population Fund.
Oldest Known Paint Workshop Discovered
Archaeologists have discovered the oldest known workshop for making, processing and storing paints.
Measuring Happiness in Victoria, British Columbia
A Canadian epidemiologist is helping his own community to track the happiness of its people.
What We Can Learn From The Resilience Of Trauma Survivors
Studying survivors of 9/11 and other large-scale disasters can provide clues to what makes people mentally resilient.
How SELCO Labs is Solving Problems in Rural India
SELCO labs is trying to find technological solutions to problems of the rural poor.
Xenophobia’s Evolutionary Roots
Is it human nature to distrust people unlike ourselves?
What Makes This A Famine
Only last week food security experts were reluctant to call the situation in East Africa a famine.
What Constitutes a Famine?
Why scientists and people in the food aid world disagree on labeling the food crisis in East Africa as ‘famine?’
Podcast: Wally-A Deep Sea Robot
You may remember the 2008 Pixar movie, WALL-E about a robot from the future. Well, now there’s a real-life Wally designed for the deep oceans.
An Indian Toilet Museum’s Public Health Mission
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The World’s Rhitu Chatterjee reports on a small museum in New Delhi that is at the center of an effort to improve sanitation for the 600 million Indians without access to modern toilets. Download MP3
Forum: Are Insects the Food of the Future?
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Grasshoppers, beetles and ants may not be your idea of good meal, but they are considered a delicacy in many tropical countries. Dutch entomologist Arnold van Huis would like to see people in Western countries embrace insects as food. He explains why to The World’s Lisa Mullins. Van Huis is taking your questions in the latest online science forum discussion. Download MP3
The World Science Podcast: In Praise of Leeches
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Leeches aren’t the most glamorous of study subjects. But zoologist Mark Siddall of the American Museum of Natural History is passionate about them. He has traveled to remote corners of the world collecting leeches and documenting their diversity. Understanding the blood-sucking behavior of leeches can ultimately help the field of medicine, says Siddall. Learn more in the latest World Science Podcast. Download MP3Science Podcast: Climate Change in the Himalayas
Indigenous people living in the Himalayas in India and Nepal are already experiencing the impacts of climate change. The changes they are observing are in keeping with many scientific predictions, according to recent study. That story, and more in the latest Science Podcast.
Cancer Deaths in Chernobyl, Brazil Invests in Science
A new analysis by the Union of Concerned Scientists provides new, higher numbers for radiation caused cancer deaths in the U.S. Brazil lures back Brazilian scientists working in the U.S. Court rulings may be influenced by whether or not judges are hungry, according to a new study. All in the latest World Science Podcast.
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