After creating woolly mice, researchers plan to create genetically-altered, mammoth-like elephants in the future.

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More than half of all adults and a third of children, teenagers and young adults around the world are predicted to be overweight or obese by 2050.

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A new UK study has found that vapes are just as bad for health as cigarettes.

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The US and Russia have agreed to start negotiations for ending the war in Ukraine

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The ceasefire which started in Gaza in January is at risk of collapsing. Learn vocabulary from this story.

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Why has US President Trump started imposing tariffs on imports into the USA? Listen to find out

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Why has this Chinese AI app shocked the tech world? Listen to find out

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Donald Trump has returned to power as US president

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A festival so big that it can be seen from space.

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Has North Korea launched a hypersonic missile?

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