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A purebred Portuguese mastiff named Bobi, recognized as the oldest dog in the world earlier this year, has died at the age of 31 in Portugal. The World's host Marco Werman shares this appreciation of a dog's life.

With the arrival of NBA player Victor Wembanyama from France this season, many are pointing to the country's rise as a basketball superpower. The World's host Marco Werman spoke with Lindsay Sarah Krasnoff, author of the new book "Basketball Empire," about the role France's history with colonialism played in the rise of France as basketball superpower, as well as what the globalization of the game...

Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease, or EHD, is normally found the tropics and affects cattle, deer and other animals. But due to abnormally high temperatures in Europe, cases are now spreading quickly across Spain, Italy and France. The virus provokes internal bleeding, miscarriages and sterility in the animals. It's rarely fatal, but ranchers still worry for their livestock and their livelihoods. The...

A new modeling study published today suggests that even if global emissions start to fall dramatically, the melting of the West Antarctic Ice Shelf will be locked in. The World's Environment Correspondent Carolyn Beeler reports.

Ukraine's fight against the Russians is being called the first-ever drone war, as it carries out reconnaissance missions and launches strikes using drones. But it's not Ukraine's military that is building the drones, but small-scale entrepreneurs. Dina Temple-Raston, of the podcast Click Here, recently visited a secret factory, just one of dozens that is delivering to the front line a small army o...

Prada and the company Axiom Space are teaming up to design the spacesuits for NASA's Artemis III's moon mission in 2025. It might sound like a strange partnership. But as The World's Sarah Birnbaum reports, the back and forth between fashion and aerospace goes back years.

The first round of elections shows voters' reluctance to easily hand the presidency over to a far-right libertarian candidate who has promised drastic changes for Argentina. Host Marco Werman speaks with The World’s Tibisay Zea about the results, and what could happen next.

In Canada, major labor strikes are relatively rare. But a standoff between lock workers and management has brought the St. Lawrence Seaway to a standstill. Shipping between the Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean has been halted. The World's host Marco Werman talks with Larry Savage, a professor of Labor Studies at Brock University in Ontario, about what's behind the strike and its impact on politi...

Qatar played the delicate role of negotiator this weekend in the release of two US hostages held by Hamas.  But an estimated 200 hostages remain in captivity. Now, many in the region are looking to the tiny, energy-rich Gulf kingdom to reach out to Hamas and press for more releases, as Greg Gause of the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University explains to The World’...

The iconic sails of the Sydney Opera House are recognized worldwide as a symbol of bold, free expression. The World's Carol Hills tells the story of "the people's house" that has hosted opera, yes, but also music and entertainment of all kinds, and it has served as the backdrop for visits from royalty, Pope John Paul II, Nelson Mandela and several US presidents.

Scientists are gathering data of brain activity from non-invasive brain scans and analyzing that information, sometimes with AI, to understand people's different thoughts and mental images. The World's Carol Hills talks with Nataliya Kosmyna, a researcher at the MIT Media Lab, about how the science works, and how new discoveries can help the brain and technology function together. 

It's citrus harvest season in southern Turkey, and reporter Durrie Bouscaren found herself with 10 pounds of lemons. After running out of sweet dessert recipes, a colleague suggested making pickled lemons — sending her on a quest to learn about the art and history of Turkish pickling.

Thousands of students in Mexico commute daily to attend school in the US. But there are also those who travel each day in the opposite direction. Over the past few years, Centro de Ensenanza Tecnica y Superior (CETYS) in Tijuana has worked hard to appeal to students north of the border. Today, they make up 10% of the university's population. KPBS reporter Gustavo Solis paid them a visit.

Israel has confirmed that more than 200 Israelis are currently being held hostage in Gaza. There is pressure on Israel's government to work to secure their release from Hamas following the Oct. 7 attack. Hamas has suggested they could be exchanged for some 6,000 Palestinians Israel has in its jails. The World's Carol Hills spoke with Avichai Brodutch about the status of his family who are being he...

Guinea-Bissau owes $17 million to a private company that powers the country from an offshore ship. The Turkish firm, Karpowership, cut off electricity leaving the country in darkness until a $5 million payment was made. These "powerships" operate all over the globe. The World's Marco Werman talks with Hartmut Winkler, a professor of physics at the University of Johannesburg in South Africa about t...

A Russian American journalist has been detained in Russia, according to her employer. Alsu Kurmasheva is a dual US-Russian citizen, who works for the US-funded news service, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Russian officials are accusing Kurmasheva of "failing to register as a foreign agent." She's the second American journalist detained in Russia this year. The World’s Daniel Ofman reports.

NATO plans to step up patrols in the Baltic Sea, following damage on Oct. 8 to underwater telecom cables running between Finland, Sweden and Estonia. A gas pipeline stretching from Finland to Estonia has also been damaged. The three governments have so far not said who they think is behind the suspected attacks. The World’s Europe correspondent Orla Barry has more.

For nearly two weeks, food and medical supplies have not been allowed into Gaza, which is being bombed daily by Israel. Aid trucks are ready to cross over from Egypt into Gaza to provide humanitarian aid as soon as they are granted permission. The World's Carol Hills speaks to journalist Rebecca Collard about that border crossing, and why it's so important in the transfer of aid, and the release o...

To measure the impact on oceans of those giant chunks of ice breaking off of polar ice caps, you need to get up close. That's too dangerous for humans but in Greenland, a small autonomous vehicle is gathering data that's helping scientists figure out what happens when the fresh water from those icebergs melts into the ocean. Marco Werman speaks with Hanumant Singh, a professor of electrical and co...

UNESCO is creating a virtual museum of stolen cultural artifacts to help call attention to heritage trafficking but also to help find and return pieces. INTERPOL's database of stolen cultural objects includes 52,000 paintings, sculptures, statues and religious items. The World's Marco Werman speaks with Ernesto Ottone, UNESCO's assistant director-general for culture about the online museum, which...

Growing up in the suburbs of Los Angeles, Yvette Massoudi felt like an outsider. Born to an Iranian father and adopted by American parents, Massoudi says she always wanted to find her “people.” Then, in the early 1990s, a website introduced her to pop music in Iran from the ‘70s and that set her on a path to discovery. Massoudi went on to learn Persian and to create her own music inspired by women...

Misinformation and online hatred consistently plays a role in modern conflict and warfare. This is also the case in the war between Hamas and Israel. There's been an increasing number of fake images as well as hate speech directed at Muslims and Jews on social platforms like X, formerly known as Twitter. The World's Marco Werman spoke with Imran Ahmed, Founder & CEO of the Center for Counterin...

Shelley Smith thought she noticed a large rock in a field near her home in Richmond, a suburb of Vancouver, British Columbia. But then the rock started to move. The World's Bianca Hillier has the story of Frank the Tank.

Composers scoring the soundtrack for the BBC series, “Prehistoric Planet,” dreamed up instruments to get creative, and earned themselves an Emmy nomination along the way. To propel viewers 66 million years back in time, Anže Rozman and Kara Talve created the raptor violin, the fat-rex, the triceratone and more. The World's Gerry Hadden reports.

The Jain religious community in India is small, less than 1% of the population. But Jains tend to be more highly educated and wealthier than the general public. A steady number of young people and even children are renouncing the material world to join Jain monasteries. Sushmita Pathak has the story of a 9-year-old girl who became a nun this year, with her family documenting the process on Instagr...