Uber bills itself as the "safest ride on the road" for its customers, but the company is now banned from operating in New Delhi after one of its drivers has been accused of raping a passenger. This case is the latest to draw attention to the dangers facing Indian women.
As Americans hit the malls this Friday, we asked some folks around the globe about the equivalent to Black Friday in their country. What we found is a many similarities, but not many places that do it quite the American way.
Some catfish in France's Tarn river come on land to hunt pigeons. Those catfish and their unusual hunting behavior is the topic of a new study.
Noc was a beluga whale that spent most of its life at a naval research facility in San Diego. Scientists studying Noc say he imitated human sounds. They have published Noc's human-like sounds in a new study in the journal Current Biology.
Scientists trying to protect the endangered Sumatran orangutan have adopted an unusual tool for their work: Drones. These unmanned aerial vehicles are a quick and inexpensive way to monitor orangutans and their habitat.
A European Commission video showing women wearing bright lipstick, high heels and short skirts, giggling between beekers, has caused a huge backlash in the science community.
A new study by British scientists shows that baby goats develop different "accents" depending on the groups they associate with.
We're discussing the science of kissing with Sheril Kirshenbaum, author of the new book "The Science of Kissing: What Our Lips Are Telling Us." Kirshenbaum recently spoke with the The World's science correspondent, Rhitu Chatterjee.
An international astronomy project, which uses the computing power of 250,000 home computers, has made its first discovery. The World's science reporter Rhitu Chatterjee has the story.
In a new book, journalist Fred Pearce argues population growth is not a problem and that focusing on it is distracting people from the earth's real ills. Rhitu Chatterjee spoke to Pearce and brings some clips to the show.