Researchers working in Canada have trialed technology to thicken Arctic sea ice. They pump seawater out from under the ice, ...

Israel’s strike on the Hamas political leadership in Qatar last week has raised alarms in Gulf capitals. The countries are questioning US protection and what guarantees exist if such actions happen ...

At a far-right demonstration in London over the weekend, protesters draped themselves in the English flag, the St. George’s Cross. The flag has, over time, been claimed as a symbol of the far-right, ...

The Chinese love their durian, a thorny fruit with fanatical fans. In the Western imagination, durian is often exoticized as the world’s most repugnant food. For China’s upper-middle class, durians ...

US President Donald Trump wrapped up his historic state visit to the United Kingdom today with a joint news conference at the British prime minister’s country retreat. Keir Starmer told reporters that ...

US President Donald Trump wrapped up his historic state visit to the United Kingdom today. He and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer told reporters that they discussed major international crises, but ...

Universities are grappling with their biggest challenges in years. Financial and enrollment pressures are mounting, and some economists even warn of a coming recession for colleges. GBH’s Kirk ...

Somewhere between 500,000 and 1 million French people took to the streets across the country today, protesting against cuts in social services meant to balance the federal budget. But a different ...

Hermeto Pascoal, an iconic Brazilian musician and composer, died last week. Pascoal created sound and harmony from anything: soda bottles filled with water and even a baby pig. So, why not a ...

Schools around the world are implementing various kinds of cellphone bans in classrooms. A new study takes a look at how that impacts grades. The World’s Bianca Hillier reports.

After the US struck another boat this week, reactions in Venezuela to escalating tensions between Washington and Caracas have ...

Before it became a part of the US, the last king of Hawaii was the first head of state to embark on a diplomacy tour around ...