2nd millennium

Tunes spun on The World between our reports for May 2, 2012. Artists featured are: Nogabe Randriaharimalala, Incas in Cyberspace, Live studio performance of Diaraby, Ihashi Elimholphe.

The 44-month siege of Sarajevo was the longest in modern history, and marked the beginning of the conflict in Bosnia. During the siege, more than 100,000 people were killed and around 2.2 million fled their homes. It has now been 20 years since the siege began.  Dan Damon, host of the BBC’s World Update, joins us […]

Keeping track of nature’s sense of timing is how the plants say “spring.” Elisabeth Beaubien, a researcher based at the University of Alberta’s Devonian Botanic Garden, has one of the most unusual jobs you’ll find; she directs a project that documents the arrival of spring. Now in its third year, Plantwatch is a network of […]