This week on Possibly we weigh the different methods of recycling glass: single-stream, multi-stream and bottle bills. Could switching to a different recycling system make more sense for your ...

After a powerful heatwave swept across the northeast last week, Possibly turned to its archive, looking for lessons about how to better prepare for extreme heat. We travel to Ahmedabad, India to learn ...

Megan Hall: Welcome to Possibly, where we take on huge problems like the future of our planet. And use science to find everyday solutions. I’m Megan Hall. If you’ve ever had rats in your house or ...

The White House ballroom, reflecting pool resurfacing, Kennedy Center renovations and a triumphal arch are among the many changes Trump wants to make in D.C. (Tom Brenner, Rahmat Gul, Mark ...

People walk around Nusantara, where Indonesia aims to move its capital. Jakarta, the current capital and the world’s largest city, is sinking. (Claire Harbage | NPR) NUSANTARA, Indonesia — Deep in the ...

The last time Tedeschi Trucks Band was on World Cafe, back in 2022, we remarked they don’t do anything small. The 12-piece outfit, fronted by Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi, went big their last ...

Mark Pieper sits in his pickup after receiving one of his last dialysis treatments in Chadron, Nebraska, before the rural hospital there shut down that service due to financial challenges. “I guess ...

This article first appeared in the Planet Money newsletter. You can sign up here. OK, hear me out. I’m about to get into a new book with a provocative argument about why income inequality has exploded ...

Over the last half decade, wholesale electricity prices have increased 267% in places close to data centers. That’s contributed to a backlash against new ones. But some experts believe data centers ...

The union representing workers at ABC6 is calling for a boycott of the station and NBC 10 in response to how WJAR-TV’s owner, Sinclair Broadcast Group, recently acquired the non-signal operations for ...

Rhode Island officials on Wednesday touted the unveiling of the first members of the state’s new life science incubator as a sign of economic progress. The incubator, due to open next year, is meant ...

The brainy protagonists featured in the hit CBS show, The Big Bang Theory, were an example of nerd culture on TV. (Monty Brinton | CBS via Getty Images) Or you may self-identify as a nerd due to your ...