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On New Year's Day, 2024, a collision on a runway in Japan was described as nothing short of a miracle when all 379 passengers aboard a commercial jet in flames were evacuated. The World's Carolyn Beeler speaks with Ed Galea, director of the fire safety group at the University of Greenwich in the UK, about how crew — and passenger — preparedness allowed for the speedy evacuation. (Originally aired...

Lithium is in soaring global demand, because it’s used in electric car batteries. This is good news for the economy of Chile, that meets a third of the world’s lithium needs. Experts say there's a big financial opportunity for the region, but it comes at an environmental cost. The World's Tibisay Zea brings us this story from the Atacama Desert, Chile. (Originally aired Nov.14, 2022.)

NASA’s Artemis program aims to bring the first woman and first person of color to the moon in 2024, and it's the prelude to a much bigger ambition: sending humans to Mars. The World’s Carol Hills talked with Nujoud Mercy, chief of NASA’s Exploration and Planning Office, about the goals for Artemis. (Originally aired Sept. 2, 2202.) 

The World Health Organization and UNICEF are scrambling to administer a vaccination campaign in Gaza during a pause in fighting between Israel and Hamas. Host Carol Hills speaks with Ricardo Pires, a spokesperson with UNICEF, about the urgency of vaccinating children there for polio, as well as the logistics required to pull it off.

The red dwarf honeybee, known to aggressively defend patches of flowers against other insects, has been found in Malta. This is the first time it’s been detected in Europe. Host Carol Hills finds out how researchers are approaching this development with Dave Goulson, a professor at the University of Sussex and the author of multiple books about bees.

Australia's annual Garage Sale Trail is the Godzilla of all garage sales. Once a year, more than 15,000 garage sales pop up across the country. Last fall, The World's Sarah Birnbaum hit the trail in Sydney to see what she could score.

Scientists have discovered 1,705 viruses frozen in the depths of a glacier in Tibet. They go back as far as 41,000 years. And they carry long-held secrets about the planet. Ohio State University microbiology professor Matt Sullivan was a lead researcher on the study and discusses the findings with host Carol Hills.

Jamal Hill is a Paralympic bronze medalist in swimming. Now in Paris, he hopes to add another medal to his resume. But he has another goal, too: teaching one million people across the globe to swim. The World's Bianca Hillier reports.

The Church of the Dormition of the Mother of God was constructed over a natural spring that is sacred for Istanbul's Greek Orthodox community. On the first day of every month, hundreds of visitors of all faiths come to make a wish. When a wish comes true, the faithful bring sweets to share. The World's Durrie Bouscaren paid a visit.

Kenya is hosting the second US-Africa Nuclear Energy Summit in partnership with the US Department of Energy. This comes as Kenya prepares to build its first ever Nuclear power plant. The World's Halima Gikandi reports that the plans have conservationists and tour operators worried that the power plant will degrade the environment and deter travelers. Supporters, meanwhile, say it's the best way fo...

A white nationalist group in the US known as the Groypers has inspired similar groups in Canada, Ireland, the UK and Portugal. Heidi Beirich at the Global Project Against Hate and Extremism has written about the Groypers and other right-wing extremist groups. She joins host Carol Hills for a conversation about how and why these movements are spreading worldwide.

Big Ocean, a K-pop band out of Seoul, South Korea, has the coordinated dance moves and high energy beats the K-pop genre is known for. One detail that sets the trio apart, though: all three musicians are deaf. Reporter Jason Strother has the story of how the trio came together, how the musicians perform, and what their music means to audiences.

In Turkey and much of the Middle East, buffalo milk is used for yogurt, cheese and a thick, clotted cream known as kaymak. Many buffalo herds are raised in the verdant rural outskirts of Istanbul, which are increasingly under threat by urban sprawl and government projects. The World's Durrie Bouscaren visited the buffalo herding village of Ağaçli to find out more.

This week marks 500 days of civil war in Sudan. The fighting has killed countless civilians and created the worst internal displacement crisis in the world. There have been several international attempts at brokering peace, most recently in Geneva. The World’s Africa correspondent Halima Gikandi brings us this update.

One third of the world has no internet connection, but researchers are proposing — and testing — airborne communications stations that may someday play a role in providing access to people in rural areas or disaster zones. Host Carolyn Beeler speaks with Mariette DiChristina, dean of the College of Communication at Boston University, about high altitude telecommunications platforms.

This time last year, Thailand emerged from a decadelong stretch of military-installed rulers. Many hoped for a new era of democracy. They’re no longer so optimistic. In recent weeks, the country’s most-popular political party was dissolved — and the prime minister was forced to quit — because unelected judges declared them unfit to govern. Less than two weeks in, the new prime minister, Paetongtar...

A cruise ship full of passengers has been stuck in Belfast, Ireland, for three months. A vessel called the Odyssey was meant to leave port in Belfast in May for a three-year voyage, but mechanical problems and delays have piled up. Host Carolyn Beeler has more on how the passengers are handling this unexpected turn of events.

The Black Axe is an organized crime group that originated in Nigeria and has opened overseas operations built around financial fraud and money laundering. Interpol has been raiding and arresting the group's members abroad in an apparent effort to break up its illegal activity. Host Marco Werman discusses the situation with Oluwole Ojewale, an expert on organized crime at the Institute for Security...

A form of public dancing that is very popular among retirees in China has become an Instagram and TikTok sensation, particularly for Westerners surprised to see "uncles and aunties" getting down to Nikki Minaj. Lauren Tran-Muchowski went to some of the dance sessions at a park, and what she witnessed stood out to her as a reaction to the consumerism, urbanism and isolation of Chinese cities. 

The critical task of recovering highly radioactive fuel debris from Japan's decommissioned Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant has been put on hold, 13 years after it was badly damaged by a tsunami. The long process of recovery is complicated by the fact that cleaning up requires doing things that have never been done before. Carolyn Beeler gets the latest from Lake Barrett, a retired nuclear e...

A court in Hong Kong on Thursday found two local journalists from the shuttered Stand News guilty of conspiring to publish seditious materials. That's a first for Hong Kong since it came back under Chinese control. Eleven articles published by the former Stand News were found to be seditious by the court. Host Carolyn Beeler speaks to Tom Grundy, director of the Hong Kong Free Press, about the cas...

A baby has contracted the first case of polio in Gaza in 25 years. And now, the World Health Organization has announced plans for a pause in fighting between Israel and Hamas, in order to get young children vaccinated. Host Carolyn Beeler explains.

When the Taliban took control Afghanistan three years ago, one of the first policy changes was to ban public education for girls and women beyond sixth grade. In the years since, those laws have become more restrictive, and they're enforced more stringently. Reporter Khwaga Ghani brings us the story of a woman who continues to secretly educate girls in defiance of the law, despite mounting risks a...

The sporting world is once again setting its sights on Paris. This time, it's the 2024 Summer Paralympics kicking off with an opening ceremony along the Champs-Elysees. The World's Bianca Hillier speaks with host Carolyn Beeler about some of the top athletes to watch.

A new analysis of Canada's 2023 wildfires shows that the amount of carbon released during that devastating season approached the total annual carbon emissions of the world's most populous nation, India. Hosts Carolyn Beeler and Marco Werman explain the sobering data, which suggest that the forests' important role as "carbon sinks" might be in peril.