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What in the World — 769 episodes

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The Biggest Wedding of the Year: Taylor’s Version

2

Does lifting weights help you live longer?

3

Flag-switching: Why more World Cup footballers aren’t playing for their birth nations

4

Biohacking:The men trying to supercharge their sperm count

5

Venezuela earthquake: How long can trapped victims survive under rubble?

6

GTA 6: What we know so far

7

PMDD: How it's affecting women around the world

8

How cities around the world are adapting to extreme heat

9

Why mangrove forests are healing after decades of human destruction

10

Can AI griefbots help us cope with death?

11

Why are smart glasses so controversial?

12

Horror goes from YouTube...to Hollywood

13

Why is Starbucks Korea temporarily closing all of its stores?

14

India’s cheap weight-loss drugs are going global

15

Fans react to their team’s World Cup debut

16

Why does President Trump want Iran’s Kharg Island?

17

Will the PCOS name change help young women get treatment?

18

Why is Russia cutting the internet and blocking apps?

19

Can AI help us save endangered languages?

20

Google wants to release millions of mosquitoes in the US

21

Protests against illegal migrants in South Africa: What’s going on?

22

Job hugging: Why nobody wants to quit their job

23

Can Serena Williams beat younger tennis players?

24

What Is El Niño? And why it could cause chaos this year

25

Is the manosphere growing in Kenya and Mexico?

26

Why more women in China are buying men’s clothes

27

Why are more young people being diagnosed with cancer?

28

Why India's Cockroach Janta Party has got people talking

29

How Asia is adapting to getting less oil from Iran

30

Trump says yes to psychedelic drug research

31

Wish you weren’t here! How tourism is impacting Caribbean beaches

32

Should people be allowed to bet on war?

33

Ebola outbreak: How dangerous is the new strain in DR Congo?

34

Meet the call centre workers dealing with your complaints

35

Why did Drake release three albums at the same time?

36

President Trump in China: Deal or no deal?

37

Jet fuel shortages explained - in under 10 minutes

38

The rise of the rambling voice note

39

Are social media comments just bots?

40

Instagram can now read your DMs

41

How Sir David Attenborough inspired me to protect our planet

42

Are saunas and cold plunges actually good for you?

43

Hantavirus: How worried should we be?

44

Does rejection therapy actually work?

45

Your guide to this year’s Met Gala

46

Can you steal another country’s rain clouds?

47

Should schools ditch screens?

48

Footballers banned from covering their mouths at the World Cup

49

Is Ube the new matcha?

50

Who is the suspected Washington dinner gunman?

51

D4vd murder charge: What we know so far

52

Why your favourite artist isn’t touring in your city

53

Should you trust health advice from an AI chatbot?

54

Why are more couples signing prenups before marriage?

55

People in Cuba are living in the dark

56

Pope Leo‘s mini African tour

57

Why is talc in my make-up and is it safe?

58

Why are Colombia’s cocaine hippos gonna get killed?

59

Why are so many young Indians jobless?

60

Hungary elections: the Orbán era is over

61

India has a new trans rights law - and it’s sparked protests

62

Artemis II: We put your questions to Nasa astronauts

63

What’s in the Iran ceasefire deal?

64

Why Christian influencers are spreading their faith online

65

What’s behind the fighting in Lebanon?

66

The campaign to scrap period tax in Pakistan

67

How unregulated peptides became the latest health trend

68

Artemis II: How long will it take to get to the moon?

69

Can we talk to animals?

70

The UN recognises slave trade as ‘gravest crime’: What now?

71

The verdict’s in…is social media about to change forever?

72

Why are celebrities like KSI buying football clubs?

73

How the Iran war is impacting other places like Dubai

74

How gangs are taking advantage of South Africa’s water crisis

75

BTS mark comeback with Arirang album and historic concert

76

How the White House is using hype videos to sell the Iran war

77

Looksmaxxing: Why men are going to extremes to look good

78

Wait, I thought Senegal won Afcon, now it’s Morocco?!

79

Do LED skincare masks work?

80

Our Oscars 2026 faves and flops

81

Drone warfare between Iran and the US

82

Hey Timothée Chalamet, we do care about ballet and opera!

83

Why some Iranian footballers have stayed in Australia

84

China’s extreme weight loss camps

85

Who is Iran’s new supreme leader?

86

Why the Strait of Hormuz matters to us all

87

Why humans rely on bees

88

Iran: How are Iranians feeling?

89

Human-wildlife conflict: How to deal with animals killing humans

90

Iran: What we know so far

91

The case of the missing Emperor penguins

92

Fibremaxxing: Why are we now obsessed with cabbage?

93

How does cartel violence impact young people in Mexico?

94

Why are gig workers in India protesting?

95

Winter Olympics 2026: What you missed

96

How big a deal is Andrew being arrested?

97

Why is the gold price so high right now?!

98

It’s the year of the Fire Horse!

99

Does birth order shape your personality?

100

Trump vs Climate: The Showdown

101

What the popularity of period dramas says about modern dating

102

Chinamaxxing: How ‘being Chinese’ became cool online

103

Are Instagram and YouTube 'addiction machines'?

104

From Tyra Banks to Melania Trump: Are celebrity documentaries just PR?

105

Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show

106

Your guide to the Winter Olympics 2026

107

Humans vs AI: Who’s more creative?

108

Who and what are in the Epstein files?

109

Why people in China are seeking parental love from strangers

110

Grammys: Chappell Roan stuns and Bad Bunny calls out ICE

111

Is the US going to attack Iran?

112

Why young Indians are ditching clubbing for devotional concerts

113

Why is measles on the rise?

114

Why are we all so stressed?

115

ICE explained: What powers do its agents have?

116

Why does Donald Trump want Greenland?

117

The 'forever chemicals' lurking in our water and clothes

118

Is IShowSpeed changing perceptions of Africa?

119

Should women be included in conscription?

120

Where’s the worst place you’ve ever gotten sick?

121

Are BTS still the K-pop kings?

122

How ultra-processed foods impact the body

123

Is Grok undressing you?

124

Why some people claim the Moon landing was faked

125

Iran protests: What’s happening?

126

All the single ladies, put your hands up

127

Why people learn English

128

Brick phones are so back

129

Does using AI impact the environment?

130

Venezuela: What just happened?

131

Switzerland ski resort fire: What we know so far

132

Is fashion turning its back on body inclusivity?

133

Do I need to heal my gut?

134

Why romantasy books are having a moment

135

How useful are your supplements?

136

Are we in our nostalgia era?

137

Why are we obsessed with personality types and labels?

138

Why is there so much seaweed on our beaches?

139

How easy will it be to go to the 2026 World Cup?

140

Just checking in…are my emails holding me back at work?! xx

141

Ethiopia arrests TikTok creators over ‘indecent’ outfits

142

Why Iran is running out of water

143

The growing trend of influencers fronting charity campaigns

144

Taiwan and China: Everything you need to know

145

Bondi Beach shooting: What we know so far

146

Why does protecting traditions matter?

147

Boy bands vs girl bands: Who makes better music?

148

Why Cambodia and Thailand are fighting

149

Venezuela and the US have a tense relationship

150

How a social media ban would have changed my teens

151

Footballers are getting younger

152

The darker side behind scam texts

153

Did India just end poverty in Kerala?

154

Ukraine’s underground schools

155

Why are some sugary drinks more expensive?

156

Could this be the most valuable shipwreck in the world?

157

Are we in the age of trillionaires?

158

Do students learn best in their first language?

159

Why your plane’s GPS might be sabotaged (but don’t be scared)

160

COP30 made some progress, but not on fossil fuels

161

The ancient origins of kissing

162

The drama at this year’s Miss Universe

163

Epstein files: What are they and when will they be released?

164

Sudan: Studying in a war zone

165

How can islands protect against typhoons and hurricanes?

166

Would price caps on reselling tickets stop touts?

167

Do tech bros know something we don’t?

168

Are Nicki Minaj and Trump right about Christian killings in Nigeria?

169

Are we one step closer to discovering life on other planets?

170

COP30: What’s changed in the past decade for the climate?

171

How did New York’s mayor-elect Mamdani win over young people?

172

What’s being done to protect the Amazon rainforest?

173

Sudan: What’s happened in el-Fasher?

174

AI videos just got super real - here’s how to spot them

175

Why is Australia deporting people to one of the world’s smallest countries?

176

The Andrew Formerly Known as Prince

177

This is what it takes to be a sumo wrestler

178

Why is Trump giving the White House a makeover?

179

Why China wants more foreign tech grads

180

What could the NBA, mafia, and X-ray glasses have in common?

181

Not all antidepressants are the same

182

The video gamer who became a Catholic saint

183

No Snapchat?! Why the AWS outage was so big

184

Why are people dying from fake alcohol in Brazil?

185

Our recap on the Madagascar protests

186

How do you win a Nobel Prize?

187

How the One Piece flag became a worldwide symbol of protest

188

Are we about to see more ‘Made in Nigeria’ leather goods?

189

Could Taylor Swift’s reign ever end?

190

Naked mole rats prove pretty privilege is overrated

191

Is the war in Gaza over?

192

How yaba swept across East Asia

193

China’s renewable energy takeover

194

Too young for cosmetic surgery?

195

Will the world’s oldest leader win again?

196

How do you cut the internet for a whole country?

197

The multi-million dollar coral reef restoration project in Indonesia

198

Bad Bunny is taking Puerto Rican vibes to the Super Bowl

199

What is bride kidnapping - and why does it still happen?

200

No phones on the dance floor! Why artists don’t want you filming at gigs

201

If you’re listening to this, the Rapture didn’t happen

202

Could a four-day work week become the new norm?

203

Can you be fined for insulting virtual K-pop idols?

204

How Australia is addressing its koala chlamydia crisis

205

How a Kenyan athlete became a soldier for Russia

206

Are you obsessed with The Summer I Turned Pretty (like us)?

207

Teens in Rwanda get access to family planning without parental consent

208

Gimme GTA 6 now!

209

Is AI the reason graduates can’t get jobs?

210

Nepal’s Gen Z don’t want #NepoKids or corruption

211

Why was Charlie Kirk such a big deal for young Americans?

212

When a ‘dating safety’ app goes wrong

213

Why is everyone talking about Kim Jong Un’s daughter?

214

Are we using the wrong world map?

215

Charli XCX Apple dance lawsuit: Can you copyright a dance move?

216

Why do tennis players smash up their rackets?

217

How to REALLY spot a narcissist and can they change?

218

Why are protesters in Indonesia so angry with the government?

219

How does China control its internet?

220

Kpop Demon Hunters is slaying charts and monsters

221

The Russian job scheme targeting young women in South Africa

222

What’s the ‘manosphere’ and why is it harmful?

223

How did a meteorite from Mars end up at auction in New York?

224

How TikTok and streaming changed pop music

225

Dead white people’s clothes: How Ghana is dealing with its textile waste crisis

226

ID please! Why the UK is checking your age online

227

Why fake weddings are India’s latest party trend

228

Why the world is divided on plastic pollution

229

Why only Russians are allowed to holiday in North Korea

230

Meet Ghana's first female world boxing champion Abigail Kwartekaa Quartey

231

Is it OK for fashion brands to take inspiration from other cultures?

232

Can eco-tourism ever really be eco?

233

Why Nigeria promised its women’s basketball team new apartments

234

How can we STILL be discovering new dinosaurs?

235

Has Ghana's ‘Year of Return’ been a success?

236

Why the DRC is sponsoring FC Barcelona

237

Should we be eating more ‘forgotten foods’?

238

Move over action films, I wanna watch a kids movie

239

Are anti-wrinkle injections like Botox worth it?

240

Discussing a Palestinian state

241

Are attitudes to albinism changing?

242

The rise of Agronejo: Brazil’s flashy farmer music

243

The takedown of one of the world’s largest online drug markets

244

Sinkholes: Why the ground is collapsing beneath our feet

245

Do we need more laws for space?

246

Did you know countries can now sue over climate change?

247

Why are period tracking apps getting so popular?

248

Syria: What’s behind the Druze-Bedouin conflict?

249

Why are some cities sinking?

250

Wafcon: How women’s football is changing in Africa

251

Beggars can’t be Cubans, allegedly

252

Struggling to fall asleep? Listen to this!

253

From blobfish to goblinshark: Why do deep ocean creatures look so weird?

254

Why people in China are pretending to get married

255

Feeling lonely? Come on a friendship date with us

256

Kenya’s Gen Z protests and claims of police brutality

257

Why water pistols are being used to fight overtourism

258

Rare earths - The most important minerals you probably haven’t heard of

259

‘I replaced my therapist with an AI chatbot’

260

Meet Velvet Sundown - the band that doesn’t really exist

261

Why choosing the next Dalai Lama could be tricky

262

The Diddy trial and verdict explained

263

A Romantic Recession: How Gen Z isn’t settling for love

264

Why we are having fewer children than we want

265

What's the Land Back movement?

266

Why do female footballers get more ACL injuries?

267

BBC Journalists SHOCKED By ADDICTIVE And SEXY Chinese TikTok Dramas

268

Who is Iran’s Supreme Leader?

269

Nitrous oxide: How dangerous is it?

270

Help! My friend won’t stop using AI

271

K-pop gets its first gay male idol

272

The young people fighting to save their culture from the climate

273

Thinking Out Loud: What Ed Sheeran’s copyright trial means for the music industry

274

Why Elon Musk and JD Vance want a US baby boom

275

What do we know about Iran’s nuclear capabilities?

276

Why was the Indian hip hop star Sidhu Moose Wala murdered?

277

Degrowth explained: A radical idea for a sustainable future

278

Who let the dogs out? Not Iran

279

Why is protein being added to everything?

280

Why Morocco’s king has banned sheep for Eid

281

How to hack your flight luggage allowance

282

Is it possible to end new cases of HIV by 2030?

283

Made in Vietnam: Why its homegrown fashion is having a moment

284

Can refreezing Arctic sea ice help save polar bears?

285

Why some athletes and musicians are using OnlyFans as a side hustle

286

It’s prom night in Uganda baby!

287

The ongoing mysteries of Egypt’s Pyramids of Giza

288

How politicians use styling to win hearts (and votes)

289

How do musicians make money?

290

Why Trump’s ‘white genocide’ claim in South Africa is false

291

The difficulties of getting aid into Gaza

292

Would you turn down a $400m plane?

293

Fortnite, Darth Vader and the use of AI voices in gaming

294

What’s being done to tackle skin-lightening in Nigeria?

295

JAMB 2025: How Nigeria’s university entrance exams went wrong

296

Why are young men getting hair transplants in Turkey?

297

White snus: Why are teens, Swedes and footballers getting hooked?

298

How did Virat Kohli become one of the world’s biggest sports stars?

299

Big Ocean: The world’s first K-Pop band with hearing loss

300

Why are India and Pakistan clashing over Kashmir?

301

New Pope, who dis?

302

Why are we obsessed with true crime?

303

How does compulsory voting work?

304

Could Bali become waste-free in just two years?

305

Why shea butter production could dry up

306

Axolotls: How the endangered amphibian is making a comeback

307

Everything you need to know about the Diddy trial

308

Why would someone try to smuggle 5,000 ants?

309

How does going into space impact the human body?

310

Why is plastic surgery so popular in China?

311

Are your fashion choices a ‘recession indicator’?

312

How inclusive is Korean make-up?

313

How Ed Sheeran’s song ‘Azizam’ started a conversation on women’s rights in Iran

314

After Pope Francis, what do young Catholics want next?

315

Are all luxury handbags really made in China?

316

Katy Perry went to space but does that make her an astronaut?

317

Why has Nigeria banned Afrobeats song Tell Your Papa?

318

When is the right time to put your sick pet down?

319

Are artificial reefs good for our oceans?

320

Why North Sentinel island doesn’t want visitors

321

Why do scientists want to bring back extinct animals?

322

South Sudan conflict: Explained

323

Why Taiwan is deporting Chinese influencers and “mainland wives”

324

What is the International Criminal Court?

325

Tariffs: Your super simple guide

326

A rhino swinging from the sky? A secretly radioactive horn?

327

Can reusable products solve period poverty?

328

Why are international students being detained in the US?

329

Shadow ships: What are they and why do countries use them?

330

Myanmar earthquake: Why is it difficult to know the details?

331

Why does Trump want Greenland to be part of the United States?

332

Why the world buys India’s hair

333

Who is protesting in Turkey and why?

334

Fluoride: What you need to know

335

Deepfake porn crisis: How it’s affecting schools in South Korea

336

How do you become the happiest country in the world?

337

How can you spot a TikTok wellness scam?

338

Why were NASA astronauts ‘stuck’ in space?

339

North Macedonia nightclub disaster: What we know so far

340

Are more teenagers becoming terror suspects?

341

Why did Saudi Arabia capture Pokémon Go?

342

Should zoos exist?

343

Why are students in Serbia protesting?

344

The award for the world’s biggest crypto heist goes to North Korea

345

Microplastics on the brain?

346

Can AI save dating apps?

347

Why speaking multiple languages is good for your brain

348

Could China replace the US as a global aid giver?

349

How TikTok makes money from sexual livestreams in Kenya

350

Could an asteroid hit the earth in 2032?

351

Why the trade of cocaine is booming in Europe

352

Naomi Watanabe: The Japanese comedian on body image, sex and dating

353

How have older reality tv shows aged?

354

Ne Zha 2: The Chinese film breaking the box office

355

Oscars 2025: What you need to know about this year's film awards

356

Ukraine: Where the war stands three years after Russia’s full-scale invasion

357

Fog harvesting: What is it?

358

Why is space junk such a big problem?

359

Why is a new land law in South Africa controversial, and why is Trump involved?

360

Do women in India face barriers in sports?

361

Are AI influencers the future of social media?

362

What’s the point of meme coins?

363

Skincare trends: Are they causing harm to young people?

364

Sudan: What’s life like two years into the civil war?

365

Guillain-Barre syndrome: What is it?

366

Why are people in Nigeria being accused of witchcraft?

367

Do female politicians do things differently from men?

368

USAID: Can the world live without it?

369

Vasectomies: Why men get the snip and how it works

370

Why people are ‘swiping right’ on matchmakers in South Korea

371

How cow vaccines sparked conspiracy theories in Kenya

372

Why are more people getting allergic to stuff?

373

How DeepSeek is shaking up the world of AI

374

The DRC conflict: What you need to know

375

Auschwitz: How Holocaust survivors are preserving history

376

How to solve Malaysia’s obesity crisis

377

Why are dugongs (or sea cows) dying out in Thailand?

378

Why does China put Uyghurs in ‘re-education camps’?

379

How drones could transform healthcare in remote areas

380

(A very temporary) RIP to American TikTok

381

*BONUS EPISODE* Trump’s inauguration: What to expect

382

Donald Trump, UFC and WWE: The love affair

383

Israel-Gaza ceasefire: What’s been agreed?

384

Who makes Shein’s clothes?

385

Why is the Darién Gap so dangerous?

386

How is gang violence affecting life in Haiti?

387

Wildfires are burning across Los Angeles

388

Is carbon offsetting a con?

389

Tibet earthquake: What we know so far

390

Is Elon Musk influencing world politics?

391

How asthma is affecting Africa

392

Can zombies and witches save Bollywood from its troubles?

393

Is Turkmenistan finally closing the “gates of hell”?

394

Does nature deserve rights - and song credits?

395

South Korea’s Jeju Air crash: What we know

396

From peanut farmer to President: Why the world is mourning Jimmy Carter

397

Cultural appropriation of food: What is it?

398

Is this the end for canned hunting in South Africa?

399

How to disagree without biting someone’s head off

400

Why 2024 was a bad year for female politicians

401

How has Cyclone Chido impacted Mozambique and Mayotte?

402

Is BMX Freestyle on its way up?

403

Northern Lights - what are they?

404

Could Donald Trump stop a TikTok ban in the US?

405

Syria: What will the refugees do now?

406

Gukesh Dommaraju: Why India is producing more chess champions

407

Why is Europe worried about wolves?

408

Why young women are donating their eggs

409

From Hollywood to Nollywood: Are cinemas bouncing back?

410

Does Brazil have a problem with online gambling?

411

Syria: What you need to know

412

Who’s got the power? K-pop stars, their label, or their fans?

413

Bans on social media and phones - what is the evidence?

414

Martial law: What is it and what happened in South Korea?

415

Protesters in Georgia are worried about Russia

416

How content creators make money from rage-baiting

417

Has the price of art gone bananas?

418

Is borderless travel in Africa possible?

419

The Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire deal explained

420

Laos tourist deaths: How dangerous is fake alcohol?

421

COP29 was all about the money

422

Flex culture: Is shopping addiction driving Malaysia’s youth debt crisis?

423

How Thailand’s same-sex marriage law could impact South East Asia

424

Why does Iran call women protesting the hijab ‘mentally ill’?

425

Māori rights protests in New Zealand

426

Elon Musk: From tech billionaire to Donald Trump adviser

427

Is Korea’s Suneung the world’s most stressful exam?

428

Why is CBD use on the rise – and are all the health claims true?

429

The South China Sea: What’s going on?

430

Why have hundreds of sex tapes been leaked in Equatorial Guinea?

431

Gaming disorder: What are the signs to look for?

432

Why buying a house feels impossible if you’re young and single

433

Russia has fined Google more than all the world’s money

434

How Donald Trump won the US presidential election

435

Why is the flooding in Spain so bad?

436

Why "biopiracy" was a big talking point at COP 16

437

Is Africa the next big player in esports and pro gaming?

438

Why some young people are fed up with the “black tax”

439

South Africa: Chris Brown gig shines light on violence against women

440

Could abortion rights swing the U.S election?

441

Why young people are leaving France for Senegal

442

Why women footballers are taking on an oil company

443

Why is labiaplasty on the rise in Brazil?

444

Are the Yazidis any closer to justice?

445

Why has Ivory Coast banned student unions?

446

Are attitudes towards India’s caste system changing?

447

Liam Payne: Why One Direction fans are so heartbroken

448

*EXTRA EPISODE* Hamas leader dead: What does this mean for the war in Gaza?

449

Israel, Lebanon and UN peacekeepers - what’s going on?

450

US election: Why money matters to young voters

451

Jupiter’s moon: Will we discover alien life beneath the ice?

452

How illegal gold mining impacts Ghana

453

How do election polls work?

454

Why does Malawi have such high rates of cervical cancer?

455

How is Rwanda managing the Marburg virus outbreak?

456

How is climate change affecting sport?

457

How has life changed in Israel and Gaza?

458

Does Moo Deng have pretty privilege?

459

Iran: What you need to know

460

How matcha tea took over the world

461

How modern slavery hides in plain sight

462

Israel-Lebanon: What next?

463

How do you get a star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame?

464

Should museums give back looted treasures like the Benin Bronzes?

465

How a North Korean defector became a K-pop idol

466

Who is Sri Lanka’s new leader?

467

Can a crystal bring humans back to life in case of extinction?

468

P Diddy: What are the charges against the hip-hop mogul?

469

How did thousands of pagers simultaneously explode in Lebanon?

470

Why has badminton become code for sex in Hong Kong?

471

The second Trump assassination attempt and the Secret Service

472

Why SpaceX sent a billionaire to walk in space

473

Wildfires and drought in Brazil - what does it mean for the Amazon?

474

How are attitudes to sickle cell changing?

475

Has the US given up on gun control?

476

Why YouTubers are hitting burnout

477

How dangerous is it to be part of the opposition in Venezuela?

478

How to make a fake language for movies and TV

479

Is university worth the cost?

480

Are we too obsessed with celebrities like Chappell Roan?

481

Class of ChatGPT?

482

Are more men wearing makeup?

483

Why has the founder of Telegram been arrested?

484

Are diamonds losing their sparkle?

485

Israeli settlers are seizing land in the West Bank. Will it be permanent?

486

Paris Paralympics 2024: Let the games begin!

487

How bad are private jets for the environment?

488

Black Myth: Wukong - what does it tell us about Chinese gaming?

489

What’s it like living with disability in Somalia?

490

How a Disney+ contract led to arguments around a woman’s death

491

Why are some passports worth more than others?

492

How a hospital murder led to India’s doctors going on strike

493

Stunt philanthropy: Who is it really good for?

494

Diplomatic immunity: What happens when things go wrong?

495

Cocaine sharks: Why are marine animals being tested for drugs?

496

Ukraine takes the fight to Russia

497

Paris Olympics Q&A: From viral mishaps to the Noah Lyles photo finish

498

How AI is changing K-pop

499

Why do some of Africa’s most promising start-ups fail?

500

How the search for Miss South Africa turned ugly

501

How did student protests bring down Bangladesh's Prime Minister?

502

Oh rats! How cities from New York to Mombasa are taking on pests

503

Why are more people having surgery to be taller?

504

Venezuela elections: What you need to know

505

Your questions answered — from vaccines to vacations in North Korea

506

Will Nigeria leave Afrobeats behind?

507

How South Sudan's basketball team is making history at the Paris Olympics

508

How do you clean up an oil spill?

509

How green are the Olympics?

510

Sunscreen is safe - here’s why…

511

Why are the Taliban welcoming tourists to Afghanistan?

512

Joe Biden has dropped out, so now what?

513

How do I become an Olympian?

514

Why are students in Bangladesh protesting?

515

Mpox: What does the new strain mean for you?

516

The Ambani wedding and India’s super rich

517

The attempted assassination of Donald Trump

518

How are people making music in prison?

519

Will AI really be worth the cost?

520

Why are some places fed up with tourists?

521

Tetanus Vaccines: What you need to know

522

Why France’s election result was a surprise

523

Are we falling out of love with dating apps?

524

How do crowd crushes happen?

525

Tropical cyclones, hurricanes, typhoons: What's the difference?

526

Space Jams: Why is it so tricky to blast off from Earth?

527

Why the strength of the US dollar has a big impact on you

528

Is Uganda and Tanzania’s oil pipeline worth the human impact?

529

Julian Assange: Who is he and what did he do?

530

How do you evacuate whales from a warzone?

531

Why are there protests in New Caledonia?

532

Why do some Hajj pilgrims go to Saudi Arabia without official permits?

533

Kenya’s Gen Z protests: What are they about?

534

Why’s everyone talking about Ozempic and Wegovy?

535

Panda express: Why does China send pandas around the world?

536

Japa Syndrome: Why are so many young people leaving Nigeria?

537

Could nuclear be the answer to our power problems?

538

Feel the burn: Why does spicy food hurt so much?

539

Have you ever been ghosted like Billie Eilish?

540

Why is pregnancy so dangerous in Nigeria?

541

Why is feminism taboo in South Korea?

542

Why is ‘All Eyes on Papua’ spreading across social media?

543

How Junior Pope’s death got Nollywood looking at its safety record

544

Help! My phone’s been stolen

545

Everest: How dangerous is it really?

546

Africa and FGM: When will it end?

547

Why has South Africa fallen out of love with the ANC?

548

Donald Trump guilty verdict: What just happened?

549

All Eyes on Rafah: What does it mean?

550

Is climate change making plane turbulence worse?

551

How the far right is using TikTok in Germany

552

Is South Korea stealing Chinese culture?

553

In hot water: What’s turning the world’s coral white?

554

Why are Gen Z protesting in Georgia?

555

B-girl Raygun explains breakdancing ahead of the Paris Olympics

556

Is AI blurring reality in the Indian elections?

557

The death of Iran’s president

558

Is the Premier League going to give VAR the red card?

559

Electric vehicles: Charging up or powering down?

560

Why is ChatGPT so flirty?

561

Is the world experiencing more flooding?

562

Why was Eurovision so controversial this year?

563

Why North Korea’s TikTok hit is so catchy

564

Where does our rubbish go?

565

Drake v Kendrick Lamar: What’s the beef?

566

Can social media apps help you save money?

567

Where’s all the sex gone in movies?

568

Why are so many people in gaming losing their jobs?

569

Why is Zimbabwe launching a new currency?

570

Why are student protests in the US spreading?

571

From pangolins to plants: how we’re getting better at protecting nature

572

Modest fashion is on the rise

573

What’s causing the blackouts in Sierra Leone?

574

How will the US TikTok ban affect me?

575

Nuclear weapons: who has them and how do they work?

576

Is extreme weather the new normal?

577

Why I won’t switch to the metaverse as a professional gamer

578

South Korea’s shamans are now online

579

Why is India having a live music boom?

580

I eat three steaks a day - how does beef affect climate change?

581

How big could women’s basketball get?

582

Why has Iran attacked Israel?

583

What's P-pop and could it rival K-pop?

584

Why isn’t enough aid getting into Gaza?

585

Is Botswana really going to send Germany 20,000 elephants?

586

How much can scientists learn from eclipses?

587

Is conscription making a comeback in Europe?

588

How can you fix racism in Spanish football?

589

Elon Musk put a chip in my brain

590

Who is Senegal’s new President Bassirou Diomaye Faye?

591

The unstoppable rise of Temu

592

Why are chocolate and coffee getting more expensive?

593

Marina Summers: What’s life like for a Filipina drag queen?

594

Can Beyoncé’s new album Cowboy Carter boost black country artists?

595

Are flying cars finally taking off?

596

Are sanctions on Russia actually hurting its economy?

597

The secrets of the underwater cables carrying your internet

598

Havana syndrome: What’s causing it?

599

Personalised ads - would you pay to opt out?

600

Are Boeing’s planes in trouble?

601

How dangerous are chemical hair straighteners and relaxers?

602

Idris Elba’s plan to build a brand new city on an African island

603

What’s the future of renewable energy in the Philippines?

604

Why are footballers lying about their age?

605

Why are trans people being murdered in Mexico?

606

How are people in Gaza observing Ramadan?

607

Kate Middleton photo: What went wrong?

608

Can ticket touts be beaten?

609

Do we still care about award shows like the Oscars anymore?

610

Why don’t South Koreans want to have kids?

611

Can Senegal’s democracy hang on?

612

Is it worth becoming a doctor in Kenya?

613

Why is Kenya sending troops to Haiti?

614

What’s happening to music on TikTok?

615

Were Indian men tricked into fighting on the frontline for Russia?

616

Why Tanzania’s Singeli music is getting hearts racing

617

How to save a dying language

618

Do hair policies lead to discrimination?

619

Who owns the Moon?

620

Why are farmers in India protesting?

621

The bandit kidnap crisis in Nigeria

622

Why is Thailand making cannabis illegal again? (And what's Coldplay got to do with it?)

623

Who is left to oppose Putin now?

624

How can you make award shows like the Oscars more diverse?

625

What’s it like inside El Salvador’s mega-jail?

626

Why can't young people in South Africa find work?

627

Does chess have a sexism problem?

628

How do you track down stolen art?

629

What’s being done to protect athletes from brain injuries?

630

What’s happening with migration across the US-Mexico border?

631

How free are celebs to get political online?

632

Is guinea worm about to be eradicated?

633

What’s behind the civil war in Myanmar?

634

What’s the new proposed security law in Hong Kong?

635

How do the US Presidential elections actually work?

636

Who is Imran Khan and why is he in prison?

637

How is plastic pollution affecting marine animals?

638

Why is femicide on the rise in Kenya?

639

How do African athletes train for the Winter Olympics without ice?

640

Have influencers changed perceptions of ADHD?

641

What’s going on with Pakistan and Iran?

642

Why did India’s top female wrestler quit before the Olympics?

643

How much does having a baby contribute to climate change?

644

Should video games be more culturally sensitive?

645

Why are young people leaving Romania?

646

Is circular fashion the answer to clothes waste?

647

Super Mosquitoes and how to fight back against malaria

648

Who are the Houthis and why are the US and UK attacking them?

649

Why are Guinness World Records being smashed in Ghana and Nigeria?

650

Ecuador: How do you solve the gang problem?

651

Overeducated, underpaid: China’s youth unemployment problem

652

The dirty secret inside clean tech

653

Ukraine: What’s life like for President Zelensky?

654

Mickey Mouse: Copyrights and wrongs

655

How to survive a plane crash

656

Make it rain: What is cloud seeding?

657

Can blind dates fix China’s shrinking population?

658

How Vladimir Putin changed everyday life in Russia

659

Bigfoot, Chupacabras and Yetis: What are cryptids?

660

Are billionaires a good thing?

661

The Nile: A big dam problem

662

Kush: The mystery drug that’s got Sierra Leone hooked

663

Work hard, play hard

664

Fascination and fear: Why are volcanoes a hot topic?

665

Sudan: What’s happening in the world’s ‘forgotten war’?

666

Why do farmers in Myanmar and Afghanistan grow opium?

667

AI deepfake porn: Could I be next?

668

Why are STIs on the rise in Europe?

669

BTS: From singers to soldiers

670

Israel-Gaza: How and when might a ceasefire happen?

671

COP28: What’s the deal?

672

Kashmir: What India’s Supreme Court ruling means

673

How progressive is the Pope?

674

Should rap lyrics be allowed as evidence in criminal trials?

675

COP28: How to stop your climate anxiety flaring up

676

Tanzania floods: What’s it like to live through a landslide?

677

Why are Venezuela and Guyana locked in a land dispute?

678

Why has Russia’s Supreme Court labelled the LGBT movement “extremist”?

679

Why did it take so long to rescue the Indian tunnel workers?

680

The controversial climate summit held in an oil state: What is COP28?

681

How TikTok is changing the music industry ft. Sofi Tukker

682

Why are so many historic celebrity sexual assault cases being filed now?

683

Israel-Gaza: The hostage and prisoner release explained

684

Rammed earth: What is it and can it help tackle climate change?

685

OpenAI: What’s going on and what does it mean for the future of AI?

686

Brazil heatwave: What’s it got to do with El Niño?

687

How a chainsaw wielding TV star became Argentina’s president

688

Fentanyl: Why is it killing so many young Americans?

689

Gaza: Why is Al-Shifa hospital so important to both sides?

690

Miss Universe: Can beauty pageants ever be inclusive?

691

How people smugglers are using social media in Pakistan

692

Cryptocurrency Explained

693

How removing tattoos can help people cope with trauma

694

Is there a right way to be masculine?

695

Marvel mishaps: Are we sick of superheroes?

696

Delhi smog: How India is tackling air pollution

697

Ukraine: Life in a warzone

698

Asexuality: Is it the 'invisible' sexual orientation?

699

How do you tackle toxic behaviour in gaming?

700

Are "super-shoes" giving some runners an unfair advantage?

701

The secret life of Chinese social media apps

702

What’s behind the humanitarian crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo?

703

More money, more problems: How do currencies work?

704

Why are some Caribbean nations demanding slavery reparations?

705

Reasons to be climate cheerful, with Bill Gates

706

Dengue fever: What is it and why is it spreading?

707

An empty airport, a railway to nowhere and China’s trillion-dollar plan

708

Why governments are building huge cities from scratch

709

Is Taylor Swift bringing in a new Era of economics?

710

Israel-Gaza: What do we know about the hospital blast?

711

Beauty standards: How far will people go to achieve them?

712

India’s Supreme Court rejects petition for same-sex marriage - what’s next?

713

The Antarctic: The ‘untold’ climate story of the season

714

Will Australia’s referendum give Indigenous people a Voice?

715

Why is it dangerous to be a climate activist in Colombia?

716

How a deadly scam is costing lives in India

717

How did 6 million people in China buy homes that don’t exist?

718

Israel-Gaza violence: The conflict explained

719

Why has it taken so long to arrest someone for Tupac’s murder?

720

Why are young people calling on Ghanaians to #OccupyJulorbiHouse?

721

The dark but luxurious life of El Chapo’s wife

722

Why is there so much instability in the Sahel?

723

Why are thousands of people fleeing Nagorno-Karabakh?

724

How do we get plastic out of our oceans?

725

What's really inside your phone?

726

Deal! Hollywood writers end their strike

727

Are your 20s the loneliest decade?

728

Net zero: How do we get there?

729

From BTS to Beyoncé - why do “world” tours skip Africa?

730

India’s spy agency: What do we know about RAW?

731

Do false online rumours on birth control have consequences IRL?

732

Palm oil versus the planet: What can be done?

733

Is Syria’s government pushing an addictive party drug?

734

How has Mahsa Amini’s death changed Iran?

735

Why was Storm Daniel so deadly in Libya?

736

WWE and UFC: Will the merger be a knockout?

737

Will decriminalisation change abortion for women in Mexico?

738

How has Morocco’s earthquake impacted mountain villages?

739

Why are young people fighting for climate action in court?

740

How a scandal is forcing Germany to reckon with its Nazi past

741

Why are teachers bullied in South Korea?

742

Has THAT kiss become a tipping point for women in Spain?

743

Eat, Pay, Love: How is Bali dealing with its badly behaved tourists?

744

Coups and Dynasties: Are Africa’s “nepo baby” leaders in trouble?

745

How much do we know about North Korea?

746

Why air pollution is keeping some people home

747

Why is there violence in Ecuador?

748

Can reality TV help people talk about mental health?

749

Is the water from Fukushima dangerous?

750

Who is Yevgeny Prigozhin and is he dead?

751

Why is the moon’s south pole so special?

752

Why has Somalia banned TikTok?

753

How important was this women’s football World Cup?

754

How does it feel to be skinny shamed?

755

Are wildfires getting worse?

756

Why isn’t Caster Semenya at the World Athletics Championships?

757

How have women's rights in Afghanistan changed?

758

Do video games impact our mental health?

759

Why hip-hop's 50th anniversary matters

760

Why are so many footballers going to Saudi Arabia?

761

Do vaping bans work?

762

Can Brazil end deforestation in the Amazon by 2030?

763

Why is there violence in Manipur?

764

Why are K-pop stars so secretive about their private lives?

765

What is going on with fast fashion?

766

How is South Korea trying to help its recluses?

767

How do athletes train around their periods?

768

How do heatwaves affect your mental health?

769

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