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The first US moon landing attempt in more than 50 years appeared to be doomed after a private company's spacecraft developed a “critical” fuel leak just hours after Monday's launch. Host Carolyn Beeler has more.

According to a 2017 study by the Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research, the Alps that stretch across Europe could lose up to 70% of their snow cover by the end of the century. Ski resorts around the world have been working to combat the rising temperatures for decades. But experts say some of the tools at their disposal aren't longterm solutions. The World's Bianca Hillier reports.

The year 2023 is officially the warmest year on record — and by an alarming margin. That’s according to the latest data from the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service. Earth was 1.48 degrees Celsius hotter last year compared with pre-industrial levels, dangerously close to the 1.5-degree threshold flagged in the Paris climate deal. Host Carolyn Beeler speaks with Samantha Burgess, one...

A mouse in Wales is helping to keep a shed neat and orderly, according to its owner. Rodney Holbrook has filmed the mouse straightening up his workbench at night, much to his delight. Host Carolyn Beeler explains.

Indigenous Greenlanders once wore bold face tattoos that carried deep spiritual and cultural significance. But during the centuries of Denmark's colonial rule, the Inuit tradition of getting face and hand tattoos disappeared. The World's Joshua Coe met an Inuk tattoo artist who is now reviving a piece of Inuit heritage for community members living in Denmark.

Latin America has a long tradition of producing astronomers. It's home to the best observatories in the world. Today NASA'S Goddard Space Flight Center hosts Latinos doing cutting-edge research. WAMU reporter Hector Alejandro Arzate went to meet some of them.

The first commercial mission to the moon is expected to launch into space today. The mission is privately funded and will launch the “Peregrine” lander into orbit from Cape Canaveral, Florida. But the mission isn't without controversy as it's bringing human remains to be buried on the moon. That's attracted criticism from Native American groups, which deem the moon to be sacred. Host Carolyn Beele...

Hezbollah emerged during Lebanon's civil war with the intention of ending Israel's occupation of southern Lebanon. With the backing of Iran, it has become the strongest military force in Lebanon, and one of the strongest militias in the region. But the group also has a political wing and charitable activities. Four decades after its founding, some say that it is a state within a state. From Beirut...

Thermo Fisher, which among other products, manufactures DNA tests, has ended sales in Tibet. For years, human rights monitors have documented how DNA is being taken from the people of Tibet by the state in China. Experts fear the information will be used for "biometric profiling" and repressing the population there further. Host Carolyn Beeler talks with Emile Dirks of Citizen Lab about what Therm...

Since Dec. 20, Nicaraguan police and paramilitary units have detained more than a dozen priests and bishops, as the left-wing authoritarian regime of Daniel Ortega escalates a campaign against the Catholic Church. The World's Tibisay Zea reports on what the Vatican is doing to intervene.

As Israel’s war in Gaza continues, conditions on the ground have become even more desperate. Everyday Israeli bombardments bring more death and destruction. Experts who have examined satellite data say the enclave is being "chewed away." The World’s Shirin Jaafari reports.

Franz Beckenbauer, who won the World Cup, both as player and coach, and became one of Germany’s most beloved personalities with his easygoing charm, has died. He was 78.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s five-day Middle East mission is raising questions about the limits of US leverage in the region and how Washington’s agenda is diverging from Israel’s goals. Bilal Saab, the director of the Defense and Security Program at the Middle East Institute in Washington speaks with host Carolyn Beeler.

On Friday, in South Africa, former athlete Oscar Pistorius was released from prison. Pistorius will be required to attend gender-based violence programs while on parole. He was imprisoned for the 2013 killing of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. Her death touched off discussions about the country's epidemic of gender-based violence, as Johannesburg-based journalist Bernadette Wicks told The World's...

The price of sugar is spiking worldwide as crops in India and Thailand suffer from drought. Experts say volatile weather patterns caused by a warming planet will lead to greater volatility in crop prices. Host Carolyn Beeler explains.

In a series of raids in eight Turkish provinces, police detained more than 30 people that Turkey has accused of working for Mossad, Israeli intelligence. Officials claim the suspects were planning to kidnap Palestinians living in Turkey. The World's Durrie Bouscaren reports from Istanbul. 

A new study from the University of Oxford says the known colors of Uranus and Neptune are inaccurate. Host Carolyn Beeler spoke with Patrick Irwin who led that study about the true colors of Uranus and Neptune and what that information can tell us about the true nature of these planets.

It's been a turbulent few weeks for Poland's TV and radio channels. Prime Minister Donald Tusk has been following through on his promise to overhaul public media in Poland. Critics say it operated as an effective mouthpiece for the former regime for the past eight years. The World’s Europe correspondent Orla Barry reports that the shake up is under scrutiny from the right and the left.

In early January 2022, violent protests erupted in Kazakhstan over discontent with the country's authoritarian government. The military stamped out the protests, and more than 200 people died. Kazakhstan's president later announced ambitious reforms aimed at increasing democracy and the rule of law. But two years later, Levi Bridges reports from Almaty, Kazakhstan's largest city, that many of thos...

Nicaragua has very few visa requirements for citizens of countries in Africa, Asia and the Caribbean. So, it's becoming increasingly common for travelers to arrive by plane into the Central American nation, and then make their way north to the United States. The World's Tibisay Zea reports on the immigration route that US officials are trying to shut down.

Punk musician San Cha lives in San Francisco. She went to visit her aunt on a farm in Mexico when she was struggling through a difficult time. Her aunt convinced her to start singing rancheras. She resisted at first, but ended up finding deep connections with it. Meklit Hadero of the podcast Movement sat down with San Cha.

As US and European officials press Israeli and Palestinian leaders for what's next, many in the West Bank aren't looking to the future at all. Even while they've long derided the current old guard, young Palestinians say there's no future to be had as long as the killing in Gaza goes on. Rebecca Collard reports from Ramallah.

Many suspected that Israel was behind the attack that killed at least 84 people in southern Iran on Wednesday. But today, ISIS said two of its members detonated the powerful bombs. The World's Shirin Jaafari explains that the attack came on the death anniversary of Iranian commander Qassem Suleimani, who fiercely opposed ISIS.

A surge in coronavirus hospitalizations in the United States is bringing masks back to some hospitals. But it's hard to know how far this surge will spread elsewhere in the world because testing is not as robust as what it once was. A new variant, JN.1, is driving the spread. Michael Mina, an epidemiologist and CEO of eMed Digital Healthcare, speaks to The World's Carolyn Beeler about how this var...

The world of competitive darts has been on fire this week as the world number one player, 28-year-old Luke Humphries, faced 16-year-old Luke Littler in the World Darts Championship in London. Even though the teenager didn't win the final last night, he and the whole darts community were still celebrating, as host Carolyn Beeler explains.