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New Czech Radio U.S. correspondent Jana Ciglerová on Czech-Americans and MAGA and trading Miami for Washington

Jana Ciglerová is just about to become Czech Radio’s correspondent in Washington. She is moving there not from Prague but Florida, where she has lived for nearly a decade.
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From Prague to Sumatra: František Příbrský and the fight to save the Slow Loris

František Příbrský is a zoologist who has devoted his life to protecting animals in the wild. In Sumatra he founded an NGO to protect slow lorises against poachers,
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Czech Constitutional Court issues landmark ruling in long-standing battle over home births

The Constitutional Court has issued a landmark ruling allowing midwifes to assist home births.
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Trees vs. heat waves: How cities can use green infrastructure against climate change

17 Julian alder trees are being planted in Prague 7 for their resilience to climate change. Is buidling greenery all Czechs can do to combat extreme weather conditions?
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Plzeň residents facing a late summer bat invasion

The West Bohemian city of Plzeň is currently fighting an infestation of bats. Pest control experts warn that they are not only a nuisance but a serious health hazard.
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Plzeň Zoo hopes for global sensation as its giant tortoise lays eggs

The Plzeň Zoo has revealed that one of its rare Aldabra giant tortoises laid 31 eggs earlier this month.
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President Pavel: Czechs need more dialogue

With less than a year to go before the general elections, President Petr Pavel is calling on Czechs to listen more to one another.
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Czech start-up testing the waters with their cultivated meat pet food

Bene Meat Technologies is preparing to put cultivated minced beef on the Czech pet food market within the next two years. Are Czechs ready for food grown in a petri dish?
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Report: removal of old environmental damages is slow

The removal of environmental damages inflicted during decades of communist rule is still slow and has not accelerated in recent years, according to a report published by…
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The Economist ranks Czechia among world’s leading economies in 2025

In 2025, Czechia ranked as the world’s sixth-best performing economy, according to The Economist. But did it really perform that well?
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Summer heat is here – but how ready are Czech buildings?

As Czechia struggles with the current heat, Ondřej Šrámek from Knauf Insulation discusses how well prepared Czech buildings are for a heatwave, and how to improve them.
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Prague 1 reintroduces night ban on vehicles in defiance of Prague City Hall

Prague 1 has reintroduced a nighttime ban on vehicles entering certain streets at night in order to lower the excessive noise disturbing residents in the city centre.
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Czech zoologists get involved in efforts to save Tanzanian elephant population

Zoologists from Dvůr Králové have started researching elephants in Tanzania's Mkomazi National Park to try to help protect them. The species faces several threats.
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Should mobile phones be banned from classrooms?

While some European countries have totally banned the use of mobile phones in schools, there is still no clear consensus on this issue in Czechia.
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Czech Space Week 2024 lifts off!

November 4th is the start of seven days of events that make up Czech Space Week 2024, designed to promote the space industry in Czechia and inspire the next generation.
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Prague as a 15-minute city?

When you walk around Prague, you will notice that there is a lot of construction. So, what is the city doing to make Prague a better experience for its residents?
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“Threats alone are disaster for NATO”: Michal Smetana on Trump, Greenland and future of European security

Security expert Michal Smetana discusses what a US move on Greenland could mean for NATO and the future security of Czechia and other European states.
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Boating on the headstream of the Vltava River is a special treat

While hikers are not allowed to enter the primeval forests in the first zone of Šumava National Park, boaters may admire its beauty from the Teplá Vltava headstream.
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Fort Hanička: Intended as a nuclear shelter during totalitarianism, now it functions as a museum

Built to protect Czechoslovakia against Nazi Germany and later repurposed as a nuclear shelter by the Communist regime, Fort Hanička served neither purpose.
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“Differences should be celebrated”: National Gallery Prague director on role of Czech art today

The National Gallery Prague is Czechia's foremost art institution. But what does it mean to be a “national” gallery? I met with its director, Alicja Knast, to find out.
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Rare Apollo butterfly re-introduced to Krkonoše after hundred years

After more than a century, the Apollo butterfly, one of Europe’s most threatened butterfly species, has returned to the Krkonoše Mountains, where it once used to thrive.
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The Bhutanese-Czech UNICEF partnership: “It's not only economic development, people's happiness is equally important”

Bhutan and Czechia may seem unlikely partners, yet they share a 20-year history of collaboration, with Bhutan being UNICEF Czechia’s most consistently supported partner.
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President Pavel on Swiss summit: The show of unity was of crucial importance

The peace summit on Ukraine in Switzerland was attended by 93 countries. But with Russia and China absent, how effective will the meeting be in paving the way for peace?
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A 17th-century man for our times: the life and lessons of the Moravian thinker John Amos Comenius

To mark the anniversary of the death of the Moravian thinker John Amos Comenius, Danny Bate spoke to scholar Lenka Pospíšilová about his life and relevance for today.
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Domestic violence and alcohol: Experts call for stricter measures to curb excessive drinking

Some seven percent of children and adolescents in Czechia witnessed or directly experienced repeated domestic violence last year, often linked to alcohol consumption.
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