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Chickens at a farm

Bird flu outbreak: Will it cause the next pandemic?

The National Trust team of rangers clear deceased birds from Staple Island

The National Trust team of rangers clear deceased birds from Staple Island

Could bird flu in mink signal threat of a human pandemic?

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A mouse with two dads

A mouse with two dads

Japanese scientists say they have created mice with two biological fathers.

Fish

Fish

Scientists slam plans for world's largest octopus farm

Scientists slam plans for world's largest octopus farm

Leaked plans for the world’s first octopus farm detail how the eight-legged creatures would be killed: by hypothermia.

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Symbolbild Wasserstrudel

Does water drain differently in the north and south?

Does water drain differently in the north and south?

This week's viewer question comes from Rodrigo Moncayo in Ecuador.

Illustration | Bakteriophage

Illustration | Bakteriophage

Phages - an alternative to antibiotics?

Phages - an alternative to antibiotics?

With levels of antibiotic resistance growing worldwide, could phages provide an alternative?

Projekt Zukunft l Still aus SWR-Beitrag 'Bewegungsforschung'

Projekt Zukunft l Still aus SWR-Beitrag 'Bewegungsforschung'

Measuring Mobility

Measuring Mobility

Physical activity is vital. Scientists are developing a new method for measuring mobility.

Röntgenbild Knochenbruch

Röntgenbild Knochenbruch

Repair set for bone fractures

Repair set for bone fractures

Research is underway into new substances that could be used to repair complex fractures.

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COVID-19

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After emerging in late 2019, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 set off a global pandemic. New variants continue to infect people around the world.

A person wearing a face mask, in May 2020, walks along a street the Queens borough of New York City, and a wall upon which graffiti reads "No more normal"

A person wearing a face mask, in May 2020, walks along a street the Queens borough of New York City, and a wall upon which graffiti reads "No more normal"

COVID-19: No evidence of mental health 'tsunami'

COVID-19: No evidence of mental health 'tsunami'

The pandemic had a minimal effect on depression and anxiety symptoms in the general population, says a new study.

Galeria Kaufhof in Duisburg

Galeria Kaufhof in Duisburg

Germany: Last major department store to shut more branches

Germany: Last major department store to shut more branches

Galeria Karstadt Kaufhof reportedly wants to close 40% of its remaining stores.

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A side by side photo shows two magazine cover mock-ups

How DW fact-checks fake news

How DW fact-checks fake news

Tired of the daily flood of fakes, propaganda and misinformation? Here's a guide on how DW sorts facts from fiction.

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Hand holding contraceptive pills

Hand holding contraceptive pills

Men want the pill and they are ready to use it responsibly

There's high demand among men and their partners for male contraceptive pills, a new study shows.

Man checking a Kinzhal missile under a fighter plane

Man checking a Kinzhal missile under a fighter plane

Russia's hypersonic missiles ― what you need to know

The extremely fast missiles have multiple ways of evading interception by air defense systems.

A pregnant woman is examined by her gynecologist at a hospital in Gauhati, India

A pregnant woman is examined by her gynecologist at a hospital in Gauhati, India

Maternal mortality: Pregnancy is 'shockingly dangerous'

While the maternal mortality rate in the US is rising, India is seeing fewer people die during pregnancy and childbirth.

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Porn spelled out with keys from a computer keyboard

Porn spelled out with keys from a computer keyboard

Can you be addicted to porn?

Psychology doesn't officially acknowledge the existence of porn addiction. Is it real?

Condoms in a red wrapper on a pink background

Condoms in a red wrapper on a pink background

International Condom Day: A brief history of rubbers

They prevent STDs and unwanted pregnancies: Condoms are pretty great.

A computer image of a blue strand of mRNA

A computer image of a blue strand of mRNA

What's in store for mRNA technology after COVID?

Researchers hope RNA technology will prove a powerful weapon in the fight against other diseases.

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