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A massive new discovery has been in made in Ecuador's Amazon rainforest. Through the use of sattelite imaging, French archeologists have discovered a huge network of ancient cities. Host Carol Hills spoke with the co-author of the study, Antoine Dorison, to get all the details of the discovery and how it was made. And archeologist Sarah Rowe reacts to the discovery, and its impact on our understan...

Israel on Friday got a chance to refute charges leveled by South Africa at the International Court of Justice that the Jewish state is committing genocide with its war in Gaza. Israeli lawyers condemned the charges, saying that the case ignores Hamas' atrocities on Oct. 7, as well as Hamas' charter that calls for the destruction of Israel. The 15-member court, plus two ad-hoc judges from Israel an...

Ecuador’s president has declared his country is in “a state of war” with drug gangs and has given the military extraordinary powers to combat drug traffickers. The move comes after armed men invaded a television station’s live afternoon newscast and a powerful drug gang leader escaped from prison. Host Carol Hills speaks with Sebastian Hurtado, founder of Profitas, a political risk consultancy, to...

On Thursday, South Africa had an opportunity to present its case in the International Court of Justice in The Hague, charging Israel with genocide. The lawyers representing the former apartheid nation painted a picture of desperation and killing in Gaza, which they said was tantamount to an attempt to wipe out the Palestinian people and a violation of the world's genocide convention. Lawyers from...

Islamic societies' food and dining have always played an important role beyond sustenance. Now, a new exhibition at The Los Angeles County Museum of Art takes a deep dive into those cultures and brings visitors on a culinary journey through places in the Middle East and beyond.

The Nordic folk band Fränder is from a small village outside Uppsala, Sweden. Not surprisingly, it's a village with ruins from the Viking Age. "It's a special place," says band member Gabbi Dluzewski. He tells us more about it and plays songs from the band's second self-titled album. 

Back and forth attacks between the United States and Iraqi militias backed by Iran have been escalating. Iraqi politicians are becoming more vocal in their demand to kick the United States out of the country, while at the same time they quietly want the US to stay. Host Carol Hills talks with Hamzeh Hadad, a fellow at the Center for a New American Security who used to live in Baghdad, about the di...

Jutting out into the Atlantic Ocean, it's not a surprise that parts of Cape Cod are largely sand. One industrious Massachusetts farmer decided to enrich his dirt by adding man-made soil used by Indigenous peoples in the Amazon. The fire-based technique worked and doubled the size of his turnips. Reporter Elspeth Hay reported this story with Atlantic Public Radio for station WCAI.

A new study about sperm whales provides insight into the intelligence of sperm whales. The study concludes that the species often divides into clans and dialects. Host Carol Hills speaks with Hal Whitehead, a biologist who led the study, about his findings. 

A new study from the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research says that people born today are less likely to have cousins in extended families. Host Carol Hills speaks with Diego Alburez-Gutierrez, the lead author of the study, about the factors behind this increasing phenomenon and what it means for people to have fewer kinfolk in their everyday lives. 

When Ellie Highwood was crocheting a blanket as a baby gift in 2017, she wanted to make something that would mean something to the baby's climate scientist parents. She ended up making a "global warming blanket." And she never could have guessed the impact that blanket would have. The World's Bianca Hillier has the story. 

Norway's parliament has voted to allow commercial exploration of the seabed for deep sea minerals useful in the high-tech industry, including lithium, scandium and cobalt. Host Carol Hills speaks with Kaja Lønne Fjærtoft, a marine biologist with the World Wildlife Fund Norway, about environmental concerns and the politics of deep sea mining.

Hamas has allegedly created some 300 miles of tunnels around Gaza, including a massive tunnel close to the Strip's border with Israel that appears to have been dug by a boring machine. How is it possible to create this level of tunneling without being detected? And what does it take to create a tunnel? Mike Mooney, from the Colorado School of Mines speaks with host Carol Hills.

Since the launch of its full-scale invasion of Ukraine nearly two years ago, the Kremlin has justified the war with a list of dubious explanations. One of the justifications often cited by government officials is that they’re fighting to protect “traditional values” that are under assault from the West. The World’s Daniel Ofman reports on what this means for people in Russia.

Yemen’s Houthi rebels launched their largest-yet drone and missile attack in the Red Sea last night. US and British navies successfully repelled the barrage. Retired US Admiral James Stavridis says the United States should consider retaliation, including a land strike on Houthi infrastructure. Stavridis speaks with host Carol Hills.

The poorest have always been most affected by floods, rising sea levels and cyclones. Although more and more countries are doing better at providing early warnings and getting people to safety, the elderly and the disabled are still often left behind. Jason Strother visited the low-lying Chattogram district in Bangladesh, where advocates say authorities must do a better job.

South Korea’s parliament has passed a law to ban the sale of dog meat, which was once widely eaten in the country. More than 1,000 small farms raising canines for food will have to shut down by 2027. Dog meat restaurants, which cater to older generations, will also have to close. As The World's Patrick Winn reports, South Korean animal rights activists are thrilled with the new law.

On Tuesday, 13 masked men stormed into a television studio in the city of Guayaquil in Ecuador, and forced journalists to kneel while pointing high-powered weapons at their heads. Police officers who were on duty were kidnapped. No one was killed, and authorities said the attackers were arrested and will be facing terrorism charges. The World’s Tibisay Zea reports. 

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken traveled to the Israeli-occupied West Bank today to meet with the leader of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas. It is part of his multi-day tour through the Middle East. As The World's Matthew Bell reports, he's trying to end the Israel-Hamas war, and to talk about a post-war Gaza. 

The process of becoming a resident in the US often takes many years. During that time, immigrant applicants cannot leave the country. This is what happened to Grace Talusan's family. They came over from the Philippines when she was just 3 years old. Talusan told her story to Stories From The Stage, produced by GBH's TV channel WORLD.

Scrutiny of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's pricey Christmas vacation keeps on rolling through Canadian politics. Yesterday in parliament, the newly installed House leader for Trudeau's Liberal Party immediately faced questions about a free trip worth $62,000. Host Carolyn Beeler has more.

McDonald's restaurants in France are up against a New Year's deadline to drop disposable packaging and install dishwashers. But McDonald's is pushing back against the new rules. The World's Gerry Hadden travels across France to sample opinions from local customers and workers.

Farmers in Germany have started a week-long series of anti-government protests, culminating in a huge event planned for Friday. The farmers are angry about the German coalition's plan to scrap tax breaks on diesel used in agriculture. Government lawmakers say there are signs the protests are being infiltrated by far-right extremists. The World's Europe correspondent Orla Barry reports.

Hearings begin on Thursday at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) at The Hague, where South Africa is accusing Israel of genocide against Palestinians in its Gaza offensive. Israel has rejected the case as  "baseless," but unlike in previous cases at international tribunals, it plans to vigorously defend itself in front of the court. Host Carolyn Beeler discusses the case with Kelebogile Zvob...

As international attention moves elsewhere in the world, the war in Ukraine is close to entering its third year. The Wall Street Journal's chief war correspondent, Yaroslav Trofimov has reported on the war in his home country of Ukraine since the start. He's just written a new book on that experience called, "Our Enemies Will Vanish: The Russian Invasion and Ukraine's War of Independence." Trofimo...