Science, Tech & Environment

Why Luxembourg's free transit may not fix its traffic problem

March 20, 2019

Luxembourg is set to become the first country in the world to make all public transportation free. Other cities have tried this before and it didn't have the results you'd expect.

Environment

Mozambique starts three days of mourning after cyclone kills hundreds

Reuters

March 20, 2019

Mozambique started three days of national mourning on Wednesday after a powerful cyclone and flooding killed hundreds of people and left a trail of destruction across swathes of southeast Africa.

Environment

Death toll in Mozambique cyclone, floods could surpass 1,000

Reuters

March 19, 2019

The number of people killed in a powerful storm and preceding floods in Mozambique could exceed 1,000 putting the potential death toll greatly more than current figures.

Conflict & Justice

Boeing faces growing scrutiny in Ethiopian crash probe

Reuters

March 18, 2019

The world's biggest planemaker faced escalating pressure on Monday after Ethiopia pointed to parallels between its crash and one in Indonesia, sharpening the focus on the safety of software installed in Boeing 737 MAX planes.

Science

Why history's most famous scientists are usually a bit weird

Innovation Hub

March 15, 2019

Obsessed with work, insensitive, socially detached, and neglectful of family and friends — these may not be the most endearing qualities in a person, but they are just a few of the common characteristics a researcher found when studying some of the world’s most famous and prolific inventors.

Science, Tech & Environment

'Worse than Voldemort' — global students' strike targets climate change

Reuters

March 15, 2019

Tens of thousands of school students around the world walked out of classes on Friday in a global strike to protest against government inaction on climate change.

Climate Change

How European kids are schooling politicians on climate change

PRI's The World

March 14, 2019

Thousands of students in Europe and elsewhere have been skipping school on Fridays to demand their governments take stronger action against climate change. Some teachers and politicians are pushing back, but the students are getting support from their elders as well.

Global Politics

Can the Ban Treaty eliminate the threat of nuclear war? The clock is ticking down

GlobalPost

March 14, 2019

The United Nations’ Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons — also known as the Ban treaty — could become the first new major legal move toward disarmament in more than 20 years.

Into the Thaw: Decoding Thwaites Glacier

Antarctica dispatch 8: Behold grease, shuga and pancake ice

PRI's The World

March 13, 2019

The research team aboard the Nathaniel B. Palmer is starting to wrap up their work studying Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica. As the Amundsen Sea starts to freeze up, the captain of the ship will be constantly on the lookout for gaps in the ice that will carry the ship home.

The trolls are winning, says Russian troll hunter

PRI's The World

March 13, 2019

Lyudmila Savchuk went undercover at a Russian troll farm in St. Petersburg in 2014. Since she wrote her investigative piece, she's made it her mission to speak out against Kremlin-connected troll farms. But she's no longer convinced that she's winning the battle.

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