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International aid cuts complicate Congo's Ebola epidemic
Published: May 30, 2026 05:29
The scaling back of development aid has contributed to the inability to contain the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. German organizations are calling for a major spending boost to help stop the spread.
Pigeons' livers may enable magnetic navigation when the sun doesn't shine, study finds
Published: May 29, 2026 11:49
A research team in Germany has published new data on how pigeons use magnetic fields as a navigation method when visibility is limited. A key part of the long-sought answer could lie in an unexpected organ, their livers.
New Ebola cases in Congo: What you need to know
Published: May 28, 2026 09:14
The virus spreads from direct person-to-person contact. But here's what makes it especially lethal: it persists in corpses, and funeral practices often take place precisely when bodies are most infectious.
Enhanced Games: Why 'crippling injuries' are the least of it
Published: May 24, 2026 05:20
Doping in sports is nothing new. Athletes at the Enhanced Games will know the risks — severe injury, even paralysis. But bioethicists are also concerned we're opening the gates to altering our fundamental human biology.
The dying dream of the dead to be at peace with life
Published: May 22, 2026 13:27
Many people have vivid dreams shortly before death. Research suggests the dreams are not a sign of confusion — but may help both the dying and their loved ones make sense of loss.
Enhanced Games: Worse than the risk of 'crippling injuries' is the threat of gene editing in sports altering our fundamental human biology
Published: May 21, 2026 16:57
Doping in sports is nothing new. Athletes at the Enhanced Games will know the risks — severe injury, even paralysis. But bioethicists are also concerned we're opening the gates to altering our fundamental human biology.
Ebola patient in Berlin: Why Germany's helping
Published: May 21, 2026 12:41
An Ebola‑infected American doctor is being treated under the highest safety standards in a specialized isolation unit in the German capital, Berlin. The facilities are considered to be among the best equipped worldwide.
Meta's pre-teen profile on Insta: How an AI will scan images of birthday cakes and bone structure to remove users under 13 years of age
Published: May 20, 2026 08:26
Instagram and Facebook have a problem with underage users — there's too many of them. Parent company, Meta, aims to root out under-13s with an age-profiling AI. This plays into a debate about a teenage social media ban.
How brain-guided hearing aids may one day help users
Published: May 19, 2026 13:55
In a crowded room, it can be impossible for hearing aid users to focus on what they want or need to hear. Research into auditory neurotechnology may enhance sounds and voices and reduce noise in real-time.
Ebola in Africa is a constant threat: Symptoms, treatment and vaccines
Published: May 18, 2026 06:31
You need to know Ebola is highly contagious and deadly. It's spreads internationally, such as in May 2026 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda outbreak. But that doesn't automatically make it a pandemic.
Asteroid 2026 JH2 — no need to worry about it hitting Earth
Published: May 15, 2026 10:24
This big asteroid was discovered less than a fortnight before its flyby Earth. But any time you see a headline about asteroids flying by the planet, you can relax. Big and small asteroids fly by Earth all the time.
Satellites add a new layer to global poverty data
Published: May 13, 2026 08:15
A new study using satellite data finds that 58% of the global population has been assigned to the wrong tier in the UN's Human Development Index. That can have real-world consequences for how aid reaches people.
Hantavirus: How is the outbreak being contained as passengers return?
Published: May 11, 2026 15:34
Passengers evacuated from the MV Hondius cruise ship are returning to their home countries, some with symptoms, many without. What happens to these people and what is being done to contain the spread?
Hantavirus: How it differs from COVID
Published: May 11, 2026 13:44
In 2018-2019, the Andes virus hantavirus spread person-to-person in Argentina. Eleven people died — but it was stopped. Analysis of that outbreak shows the current one can also be stopped.
Endemic, epidemic, pandemic: What's the difference?
Published: May 11, 2026 10:31
The Andes hantavirus outbreak shows how easily disease labels are misunderstood — and why they describe patterns of spread, not how dangerous a virus is.
What is Hantavirus?
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Published: May 5, 2026 12:06
Three people have died on a cruise ship in the Atlantic, reportedly from hantavirus. The disease has been confirmed in another traveler. What are the symptoms of the virus, and how does infection occur?
Study busts myth: German 'spring fatigue' doesn't exist
Published: April 30, 2026 13:07
Do we really feel more tired in spring? Researchers in Switzerland say, "there's no such thing as spring fatigue." But it is a deep cultural phenomenon in German-speaking countries.
How grievance turns to violence in a mass shooter's mind
Published: April 21, 2026 16:17
Attacks like the last week's school shooting in Turkey can seem to come out of nowhere, but they rarely do. Instead, a buildup of grievance and fixation often precedes the the moment violent thoughts become violent acts.
Mars: NASA's Curiosity rover finds new organic matter in Gale Crater
Published: April 21, 2026 13:55
NASA's Curiosity rover has identified more organic compounds as scientists investigate any potential ancient life signs on Mars. It was exploring the massive Gale Crater also believed to be a now-dry lake.
Anatomy of the clitoris: 3D images reveal its nerve system
Published: April 16, 2026 14:00
New 3D images reveal the clitoris’s complex nerve network, highlighting long‑standing gaps in medical understanding of the female body.
Merck's Keytruda: A lifesaving drug, a global divide
Published: April 13, 2026 05:06
A cross-border investigation by DW and ICIJ reveals how pricing and patents helped turn a life-saving medicine into one of the world's best selling drugs while leaving many patients struggling to access it.
UFOs: 'Most are reported by people out for an evening smoke'
Published: April 11, 2026 19:19
Hansjürgen Köhler has been a volunteer UFO hunter for more than 50 years. He sees his work as scientific investigation, but sometimes also as caring for others.
Artemis II crew emotional as mission prepares for reentry
Published: April 9, 2026 08:38
In less than 48 hours, the Orion spacecraft is due to splash down in the Pacific Ocean. Crew members have said what they saw in space will forever change how they see the world.
NASA plans moon base instead of orbital lunar station
Published: March 24, 2026 16:46
New NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman says the US space agency will pivot from launching an orbiting lunar station to constructing a base on the moon's surface. It comes amid a renewed moon race with Russia and China.
American apocalypse: The end 'feels personal and imminent'
Published: March 24, 2026 13:58
Social psychologists in the US found that a third of people surveyed feel the world will end in their lifetimes. That's not only depressing; it also affects people's sense of agency when faced by war or climate change.