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Back to SearchHow do you become the happiest country in the world?
The annual World Happiness Report is out and Finland has been named the happiest country for the eighth year in a row.
What makes the Finns so joyful? Emilia Jansson from the What in the World team b…
Published on 9 months ago
How can you spot a TikTok wellness scam?
Netflix has a TV show out called Apple Cider Vinegar - it’s a dramatisation of a real story of a real influencer who was popular online, and said she was treating a terminal illness with alternative …
Published on 9 months ago
Why were NASA astronauts ‘stuck’ in space?
Imagine going on a work or school trip for eight days, but ending up away from home for nine months. Now, imagine that journey was to space. NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore’s spacecra…
Published on 9 months, 1 week ago
North Macedonia nightclub disaster: What we know so far
On Sunday night, hundreds of people gathered at Pulse nightclub in Kocani, North Macedonia to watch the popular hip-hop duo DNK perform. It ended in tragedy. A fire ripped through the venue killing 5…
Published on 9 months, 1 week ago
Are more teenagers becoming terror suspects?
Taylor Swift fans were gathering in Vienna in August last year, when organisers announced her three-night run would be cancelled, due to a terror threat. Three teenagers were arrested, accused of plo…
Published on 9 months, 1 week ago
Why did Saudi Arabia capture Pokémon Go?
The Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF) has agreed to pay $3.5 billion to buy the gaming division of Niantic, the Pokémon Go publisher. It’s the latest in a string of entertainment and gaming investme…
Published on 9 months, 1 week ago
Should zoos exist?
An estimated 700 million people visit zoos every year. Some people see these facilities as a great way to teach people about nature and to save species from extinction. Others think they’re cruel and…
Published on 9 months, 1 week ago
Why are students in Serbia protesting?
In November, fifteen people were killed at the Novi Sad railway station in Serbia when a concrete canopy collapsed. Students in the country have been protesting ever since, claiming that government c…
Published on 9 months, 2 weeks ago
The award for the world’s biggest crypto heist goes to North Korea
Two weeks ago $1.5 billion vanished from a cryptocurrency platform - it’s thought to be the biggest crypto heist ever. They had fallen into the hands of some infamous hackers - the Lazarus Group. The…
Published on 9 months, 2 weeks ago
Microplastics on the brain?
Plastic pollution has been highlighted as an environmental issue for several years. But experts are now researching whether it poses a potential danger to our health. Microplastics specifically are f…
Published on 9 months, 2 weeks ago