The World's Jason Margolis reports on research to genetically modify cotton to produce edible seeds. The researchers hope it will pave the way to provide a new source of protein for millions of people around the world.

The World's Jason Margolis reports on today's announcement that scientists have sequenced the DNA from the leg bone of a Neanderthal man. The results support the idea that humans and Neanderthals are distant relatives who once interbred.

The rise in college courses in terrorism studies and the role of the internet in education have come together at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland. The World's Technology correspondent Jason Margolis reports on what the university says is the first international e-learning certificate in terrorism studies.

The World's Jason Margolis reports on US plans to build a "virtual" fence along the borders with Canada and Mexico. Virtual fences use infrared cameras, radar, and unmanned drones to monitor what's going on below.

The World's technology correspondent Jason Margolis reports on a new program in Ontario, Canada, that renewable energy experts are calling the most progressive in North America. Starting this month, homeowners, farms and schools will be able to compete with large power companies by selling wind, solar and biomass.

The World's technology correspondent Jason Margolis has the epic tale of a Canadian researcher and a machine dubbed the ornithopter.

The World's Jason Margolis tells us about Riverbend, a blogger who describes herself as a 27-year-old Iraqi woman living in Baghdad. Riverbend's postings offer a vivid description of life in the Iraqi capital, amid rising violence and plummeting hope.

The World's Technology correspondent Jason Margolis reports on Tehran's move to ban high-speed Internet in Iranian homes and cafes. Iranian officials announced today that internet service providers are now forbidden to provide internet connections faster than 128 kilobytes per second. Critics say it's the latest in a government clampdown on access to information.

The World's Jason Margolis reports on a US company that was fined by the state of California for exposing workers to dangerous levels of arsenic. The company has moved its factory to China. Worker protection laws are less strict there. The World's Mary Kay Magistad has that part of the story from Beijing.

Host Lisa Mullins speaks with scientist Christina Galitsky about a new development in energy-efficient cooking she hopes will help the women of Sudan's war-ravaged Darfur region escape the threat of violence. Every day women and girls must travel far from their camps to gather firewood for cooking. Many are assaulted by bandits.