Science

Is your mobile phone damaging your brain?

Ever since the mobile phone entered our lives in the new millenium, anxieties about its ill effects have abounded. But what do we actually know about the health risks of mobile phones?  

Bed bugs

Small, resistant and very hard to fight

They're the worst kind of vacation souvenir — parasites that you unwittingly bring home in your luggage. Once bed bugs are in your home, getting rid of them is hard. Take it from someone with first-hand experience.  

Astro-Alex is shocked

Parched Earth images from space

From his unique perspective on the International Space Station, Alexander Gerst sent back images of Germany parched and brown due to the heatwave. But the situation in his home region should improve before he returns.  

Interview

Psychiatrist: Child abuse can cause mental disorders

A mother and her partner pimped out her young son to pedophiles for years. Can a child ever overcome such abuse? Possibly, says child psychiatrist Michael Kölch.  

Technology that helps us fall asleep

Slept well last night? Lucky you! 10 to 15 percent of all people have trouble sleeping. Dutch researchers have set out to help the insomniacs. They have come up with devices, mobile apps – and even a sleep robot.  

Listen up!

DW Discoveries launches on Google Home, smartphones

Fascinated by science? Care about the environment? Want daily health tips? Then say, "OK, Google. Open DW Discoveries."