What in the World

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July 3 · 9 min
The Biggest Wedding of the Year: Taylor’s Version
Taylor Swift’s wedding is allegedly at NYC’s Madison Square Garden
July 2 · 8 min
Does lifting weights help you live longer?
Is muscle the secret to healthy ageing?
July 1 · 12 min
Flag-switching: Why more World Cup footballers aren’t playing for their birth nations
From Morocco to Bosnia & Herzegovina
June 30 · 11 min
Biohacking:The men trying to supercharge their sperm count
Why some men are fertility-maxxing with unproven hacks
June 29 · 9 min
Venezuela earthquake: How long can trapped victims survive under rubble?
Tens of thousands of people remain missing
June 26 · 9 min
GTA 6: What we know so far
Rockstar Games will release Grand Theft Auto 6 on 19 November
June 25 · 11 min
PMDD: How it's affecting women around the world
Researchers are trying to improve how Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder is diagnosed
June 24 · 11 min
How cities around the world are adapting to extreme heat
Record heatwaves are forcing authorities to take action
June 23 · 9 min
Why mangrove forests are healing after decades of human destruction
Satellite imagery shows many forests are growing back
June 22 · 9 min
Can AI griefbots help us cope with death?
Some bereaved hope to maintain their relationship with the deceased
June 19 · 10 min
Why are smart glasses so controversial?
The glasses are big business for tech firms but there are big concerns around privacy.
June 18 · 10 min
Horror goes from YouTube...to Hollywood
How YouTubers are creating Hollywood horror hits
June 17 · 11 min
Why is Starbucks Korea temporarily closing all of its stores?
The coffee chain’s “Tank Day” tumbler promotion stirred major backlash
June 16 · 10 min
India’s cheap weight-loss drugs are going global
The patent for these drugs has expired in India so companies can produce cheaper versions
June 15 · 9 min
Fans react to their team’s World Cup debut
Cape Verde, Curaçao, Jordan and Uzbekistan have qualified for the first time
June 12 · 8 min
Why does President Trump want Iran’s Kharg Island?
The president has called off the strikes but he has previously threatened Kharg Island
June 11 · 13 min
Will the PCOS name change help young women get treatment?
PCOS is now PMOS - but why do we still know so little about it?
June 10 · 10 min
Why is Russia cutting the internet and blocking apps?
The Kremlin government says the outages have been introduced to “ensure security”
June 9 · 9 min
Can AI help us save endangered languages?
Nearly half of the world’s languages are at risk, according to UNESCO.
June 8 · 11 min
Google wants to release millions of mosquitoes in the US
It’s an effort to combat disease-carrying bugs