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Is social media good or bad for us?
Social media and freedom of expression - where does one end and the other begin?
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Is the 'grey divorce' a big thing, then?
A million of you stop by for a story about the so-called 'grey divorce' in later life
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What do women click on?
Why BBC World Service cares so much about reaching female audiences online
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Can we finally talk to animals?
Digital technology is transforming the ways we can understand creature communications
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Does banning social media for teens make sense?
Your responses to social media and smartphone bans being considered around the world
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An amazing story of jungle survival
Our interview with plane crash survivor Annette Herfkens gets your attention
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Finding love on 'Mountain Tinder'
Why hikers in The Alps are swapping dating apps for scribbled notes and letterboxes
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Have we gone cuckoo for bird impressions?
Contests in Hong Kong and New York to find the best bird impression
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The man who woke up inside a tsunami
An amazing story of survival at sea - plus the biggest cryptocurrency heist in history
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Labubu toys and why we follow trends
The Chinese figurines are hot property right now - but how did they go viral?
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Ashes in a bottle and a new approach to death
A rebirth in our thinking on bereavement - and an act of neighbourly love
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The balloon record that went wrong - and right
Why a US city's attempt at making history was good - in the end - for the environment
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Why you love stories about buried things
Archaeologists uncover what is believed to be Europe’s oldest lake settlement in Albania
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Tortoises feel emotion just like us humans
Your responses to clear evidence that animals experience long-term moods and feelings
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How to keep an ancient language alive
Mourning the loss of an Italian dialect - plus a story of resilience seen by 11 million
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Why more adults than ever have a soft toy!
Tens of thousands of you love our story about Sid and his mental health duck, Quack
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Why we love stories about trees
Hélio da Silva had a dream to transform wasteland in the centre of São Paulo - with trees
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Spain is in the wrong time zone
Our science team tell you why - and what it means for people living in the country
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Your theories on a mysterious humming noise
The sound is heard by some residents of the Scottish island of Lewis - but what is it?
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Why religion does so well on social media
We find out how and why content about faith is reaching millions of young followers
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Does chatting to strangers make life better?
The man who stops people in the park - and offers tea and conversation
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How rich is the Catholic church?
It could be worth one billion dollars or more - plus the most famous lunch photo ever
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The female Afghan bodybuilder
The women in Afghanistan who refuse to stay unseen and unheard
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The children with a digital school teacher
The classroom tablet revolution in Malawi - plus the boy who brought anime to Pakistan.
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Why are millions livestreaming a Swedish forest?
It's all to do with moose! Plus you say goodbye to radio legend, Julian Marshall
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Is it ever ok to be late?
The science of punctuality - plus how to say sorry and inside China's beauty industry
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Do you live inside an audio bubble?
Your take on the rise of earbud culture - and the impact on our social interactions
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How Korea won the internet
From TV to beauty and food, Korean culture is everywhere online. Why?
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The Indonesian cave with a ‘tunnel’ to Mecca?
Hundreds of thousands of you watch our video about Safarwadi in West Java
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Do science stories cheer us up?
A chat with the BBC World Service science team to find out if science is optimistic
