Melting Glaciers

Annual variation in the mass of the world ... s 40 reference glaciers, in tonnes per m2 Melting glaciers In 2023, glaciers melted at the fastest rate since 1950 Sources: WMO, WGMS -1.23 The Barron ... Read More

World News

Israeli officials say they didn’t see a strike on a high-level Iranian target in Syria as a provocation, and did not give Washington a heads-up about it until right before it happened. By ... Read More

Economy

April 12, 2024 • Money makes the world go around, faster and faster all the time. At Planet Money, a multimedia team of reporters tracks down the economists, investors and regular folks who are ... Read More

Report: E-waste rising at alarming rate around world

The report said that e-waste is increasing ... charging that the tit-for-tat attacks violate international law. World News // 19 hours ago China's economy grows 5.3% in first quarter, surpassing ... Read More

Up First

NPR's Up First is the news you need to start your day. The three biggest stories of the day, with reporting and analysis from NPR News — in 10 minutes. Available weekdays by 6 a.m. ET ... Read More

I’m 6’10 and have the world’s longest legs — here’s how I date and shop for clothes

It’s a tall order having these gargantuan gams. A Texas woman who boasts the world’s longest legs says there are serious setbacks to being super statuesque. Maci Currin, 21, stands at a ... Read More

Chemical World

December 11, 2023 • On this month's episode of Chemical World, Kenna and Maggie discuss expanding access to treatments and resources for people who use drugs, including Naloxone becoming an over ... Read More

State of the World from NPR

The world is changing in big ways every day. State of the World from NPR takes you where the news is happening — and ... the noise of disinformation. NPR's State of the World, a human ... Read More

Environment

It's also (perhaps less favorably) been called the greatest liberty mankind has ever taken with Mother Nature. But due to climate change, the Canal is drying up and fewer than half of the ships ... Read More

World News

By Ronen Bergman, Farnaz Fassihi, Eric Schmitt, Adam Entous and Richard Pérez-Peña Avatars are addressing voters by name, in whichever of India’s many languages they speak. Experts see ... Read More

World News

The direct military confrontation between Iran and Israel has brought renewed attention to Iran’s armed forces. What are they capable of? By Farnaz Fassihi As Narendra Modi seeks a third term ... Read More