What in the World

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Helping you make sense of what’s happening in your world. Big stories, small stories and everything in between. Understand more, feel better. Five days a week, Monday to Friday.

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March 17 · 11 min
Do LED skincare masks work?
These glowing red or blue masks are on all our social feeds
March 16 · 9 min
Our Oscars 2026 faves and flops
Michael B Jordan beat Timothée Chalamet to Best Actor
March 13 · 10 min
Drone warfare between Iran and the US
Iran’s Shahed drones are cheap to make and expensive to shoot down.
March 12 · 12 min
Hey Timothée Chalamet, we do care about ballet and opera!
He got tons of criticism for saying ‘no one cares’ - how shady of him
March 11 · 10 min
Why some Iranian footballers have stayed in Australia
The women’s team had refused to sing the national anthem
March 10 · 11 min
China’s extreme weight loss camps
Daily weigh-ins, mandatory exercise classes and no snacks
March 9 · 8 min
Who is Iran’s new supreme leader?
Iran says Mojtaba Khamenei will replace his father Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
March 6 · 9 min
Why the Strait of Hormuz matters to us all
Iran says it has closed the vital shipping channel to global trade.
March 5 · 11 min
Why humans rely on bees
And the simple changes we can make to help them thrive
March 4 · 12 min
Iran: How are Iranians feeling?
As the US-Israeli war in Iran continues, we want to hear how Iranians are feeling
March 3 · 10 min
Human-wildlife conflict: How to deal with animals killing humans
Can man and animal live side-by-side?
March 2 · 11 min
Iran: What we know so far
The US and Israel have launched attacks on Iran
February 27 · 9 min
The case of the missing Emperor penguins
Why scientists are desperately searching for their feathers on satellite images.
February 26 · 9 min
Fibremaxxing: Why are we now obsessed with cabbage?
Vogue has declared 2026 the ‘year of the cabbage’.
February 25 · 12 min
How does cartel violence impact young people in Mexico?
The death of drug lord El Mencho has prompted more unrest
February 24 · 12 min
Why are gig workers in India protesting?
The protesters managed to get companies to drop their 10 minute delivery guarantee
February 23 · 11 min
Winter Olympics 2026: What you missed
The Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics have officially ended
February 20 · 8 min
How big a deal is Andrew being arrested?
Hint: it has something to do with the Epstein files...
February 19 · 12 min
Why is the gold price so high right now?!
Gold is super important to lots of cultures across the world
February 18 · 12 min
It’s the year of the Fire Horse!
How have you all been celebrating Lunar New Year?