Science, Tech & Environment
Agence France-Presse
September 11, 2017
Irma was downgraded to a Category 1 hurricane early Monday and forecasters expect it would become a tropical storm later in the morning, but warnings of hazardous storm surges persisted in several areas even after the worst of Irma's ferocity had passed.
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Science, Tech & Environment
Global warming will increase poverty in the southern US, a new study says
Living on Earth
July 23, 2017
According to a study published in the journal Science, global warming will devastate the economy in parts of the US in years ahead, if temperatures are allowed to rise unabated.
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Politics
What do we call the attack in Orlando? 'Hate crime' or 'terrorism?'
PRI's The World
June 13, 2016
President Obama has called the attack at Pulse nightclub in Orlando both a hate crime and terrorism. Experts' opinions differ.
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Politics
Three reasons some young women are sticking with Trump
October 13, 2016
October polls show Clinton leading Trump among women voters by an average of 15 percent. Yet Trump does have young female supporters among the millennial generation. Here's why.
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Science, Tech & Environment
A Great White Shark makes a transatlantic crossing — and you can follow along
PRI's The World
March 11, 2014
She's a shark that likes to travel. Lydia is a 2,000-pound Great White and she's the first ever to be monitored while making a transatlantic journey.
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Conflict & Justice
How JFK made NASA his secret weapon in the fight for civil rights in America
Science Friday
March 03, 2015
NASA's black engineers, mathematicians and technicians didn't just help American win the space race, they also played a key role in reshaping the American South.
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Science, Tech & Environment
South Florida Republicans are fed up with their party leaders on climate change
PRI's The World
April 14, 2016
For local leaders in South Florida, battling rising tides and climate change isn't a partisan issue.
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Development & Education
How to walk on ice, and other essential winter-survival tips for newcomers to America
PRI's The World
December 03, 2014
Some refugees who've lived in warmer climates all their life, come to the US sporting flip flops and shorts. Part of their American orientation is learning how to stay warm and enjoy the winter weather in Minnesota.
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Business, Economics and Jobs
How to fix an old Russian car in Cuba? There's this mechanic in Miami
PRI's The World
January 30, 2015
The old Soviet car isn't even in the United States. But there's a guy selling Lada parts in Miami. Call hm the Lada whisperer. Cuban expats flock to him, getting the parts for the many old Ladas still chugging along Cuba's streets.
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Business, Economics and Jobs
Wealthy Russians are having babies in the US, for passports
PRI's The World
September 07, 2017
The Daily Beast is reporting that rich Russians are coming to the United States to give birth to get US citizenship for their babies. Many are being steered to Donald Trump-brand properties.
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Science, Tech & Environment
Florida's natural springs are changing — and disappearing
Living on Earth
September 05, 2015
Florida’s springs are a wonder, bubbling up crystal clear from the state’s limestone aquifer. But persistent drought, agriculture and a growing population are polluting some once pristine springs, turning them green, murky and full of algae.