The Netherlands, which was once a religious country, saw a dramatic decline in religiosity after WWII. Recently though, there ...

After four months of near-total siege by Israel, people in Gaza are starving. According to the UN, at least 1 in 3 people are ...

Famed World Wrestling Federation superstar Hulk Hogan died today. He was 71. Hogan was known for his outsized ego, his oversized “pythons,” as he called his arms and his incredible bluster. One thing ...

Private intelligence companies in the UK are operating largely without regulation. The World’s Host Carolyn Beeler spoke with Politico’s Mason Boycott-Owen, who reported on this issue, about how it ...

What if you could make transportation carbon-neutral without getting rid of the internal combustion engine? That’s the idea behind Synhelion, a Swiss startup that’s developed a new synthetic gas ...

Without federal support, local stations, especially in rural and underserved areas, face deep cuts or even closure.Vital public service alerts, news, storytelling, and programming like The World will ...

When the North Vietnamese triumphed over the South in 1975, ending the war there, the new Communist regime banned Western pop music, replacing it with what’s known as “red music” or Nhac Do, songs ...

The US Supreme Court effectively ended affirmative action policies in a 2023 ruling, stating race-based college admissions ...

In the second segment of our two-part story, we look at solutions addressing the crisis facing the implementation of ...

Long trips often mean meeting many people, which can leave little space for solitude. National Geographic Explorer Paul ...

A number of scholars and experts say they have never been more concerned about the state of international law. Also, the UK ...

Organist John Medeski of the trio Medeski, Martin and Wood has been collaborating with a young up-and-coming band from Senegal, Aba Diop and the Yermande Family. Co-hosts Marco Werman and Carolyn ...