Brain imaging studies show love is like a drug addiction. Scientists can even predict who you love, or whether you have a pet, based on your brain activity.
Dec 2, 2024
Health experts say lenacapavir could reduce the number of global HIV infections significantly. It can protect against HIV with only two injections per year. But it needs to be cheaper to be effective.
Nov 29, 2024
German Economy Minister Robert Habeck is traveling Kenya to boost business ties with Africa, but many investors in Germany remain wary, citing high risks for business and limited support.
Norway wants to open its Arctic seabed to mining for critical metals. Critics fear harm to fragile marine ecosystems. The WWF is suing the state in a bid to halt exploration.
Every year when winter arrives, India's capital region is choked by smog and smoke. Experts say there are already solutions waiting to be implemented, but more political will is needed.
Nov 28, 2024
California is suing oil and gas major Exxon Mobil. The case has highlighted the connection between fossil fuel companies and plastic waste, as well as the need for cap on plastic production.
Pakistan has grown its solar energy capacity by an astounding amount in a remarkably short space of time. The shock surge has given residents the power to survive blackouts, but it threatens to disrupt the grid.
Nov 27, 2024
People with South Asian background are four times more likely to develop type 2 diabetes, and earlier, than Europeans. New research indicates a link to genetics.
Nov 26, 2024
DW's GirlZ Off Mute provides a platform for young, female reporters across Africa. Equipped with a camera and mic, 13- to 18-year-old girls and young women cover the stories that matter to them and their peers.
Nov 25, 2024
Research suggests a fat cell's "memory" of past obesity changes how it responds to food, and that may explain why keeping weight off is so difficult.
Nov 22, 2024
The term "peak oil" used to mean the point when global production would top out, before entirely running out. But as the world begins a shift to renewables, will the end of oil production come sooner than we think?
The discovery of a Lucy, a 3.2 million-year-old skeleton changed our theory of human evolution forever. The discovery is celebrating its 50-year anniversary, continues to capture human imagination.
Nov 21, 2024
