Santorini earthquakes: Could a major seismic event happen?
Published: February 4, 2025 16:48
Seismic activity near Greek island has prompted evacuations to the mainland, but scientists cannot predict whether these earthquakes will get worse.
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Trump’s US science freeze a 'threat to academic freedom'
Published: February 4, 2025 12:44
The Trump administration paused government funding essential for US science. Researchers are fearful what it means for the future of academic freedom.
Submarine cables: Achilles heel of our digital world
Published: February 3, 2025 15:48
Most of the world's data travels via ocean cables that are at risk of frequent sabotage. DW explains where they lie and how they are protected.
Brand-new painkiller approved by US health agency
Published: January 31, 2025 13:48
Suzetrigine (Journavx) is the first non-opioid pain medication to be approved in the US in 20 years. It could help over 80 million Americans living with severe acute pain and reduce the effects of the opioid crisis.
Major tuberculosis outbreak in Kansas city area, US
Published: January 30, 2025 13:36
An outbreak of the infectious lung disease TB in Kansas is one of the largest ever recorded in the US. What is TB, and why have cases risen since the COVID-19 pandemic?
A cure for HIV: 'One of the hardest goals in science'
Published: January 29, 2025 14:11
Curing HIV will be harder than curing cancer. Apart from a few 'miracle' cases, antiretrovirals only suppress HIV, they don't kill it. But new research is promising.
India Maha Kumbh stampede: Why these crowd events happen
Published: January 29, 2025 08:42
Early reports suggested at least seven people had died, perhaps more, in a 'stampede' at a Hindu gathering in the city of Prayagraj. Researchers in Germany have tried to explain such events since a tragedy here in 2010.
Coca-Cola recall due to 'excessively high chlorate content'
Published: January 28, 2025 14:57
The recall affects cans and glass bottles in the Benelux, Britain, Germany, France. How chlorate occurs in food and drinks, and its health risks, explained.
What is the Guillain-Barré Syndrome?
Published: January 28, 2025 10:13
In India, more than 100 cases have been reported with hallmarks of this rare neurological disease that can cause paralysis.
Is bird flu in livestock, poultry a global risk to humans?
Published: January 28, 2025 10:05
Second human case of H5N1 bird flu has been deteced in the UK. Health experts are playing down the risk, but others say H5N1 may mutate into an international public health threat.
COVID-19: Why we're looking for the pandemic's origin
Published: January 27, 2025 09:37
The CIA says lab leak is most likely source of COVID outbreak. But there is no consensus among scientists whether it originated in nature or from an accidental leak. Here's why.
Ozempic, Wegovy may help mental health, substance disorders
Published: January 27, 2025 07:34
An observational analysis finds the drugs may lower the risk of substance abuse and cognitive issues. But the findings need clinical testing.
As vaccination falters, polio back in Afghanistan, Pakistan
Published: January 24, 2025 16:02
Wild poliovirus was almost eradicated globally two years ago, but poor conditions are causing cases to rise in Afghanistan and spill into Pakistan.
Australians flock to smelly opening of 'giant misshaped penis'
Published: January 24, 2025 09:15
Flowers are meant to smell nice. This one doesn't. And thousands want to see — and smell it — for themselves.