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Fishing for microplastics in the Rhine (DW)

WHO

Microplastics in drinking water present 'low' risk

The World Health Organization has said that the level of microplastic particles in drinking water isn't a major cause for concern. However, it warned that more research was needed into their effects on human health.  

Violinistin Kaitlyn Hova mit Synästhesie (Mike Machian)

Synesthesia

When sounds are colors, tastes and smells

Some people see numbers in different colors, feel noises, taste letters and smell pictures. This natural connection of different sensations is called synesthesia. One in 25 people have it worldwide, including Lady Gaga.  

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China hosts an international robot Olympics

At the 2019 Running Robots Game in Beijing, 33 teams from around the world showed off their robotic creations.  

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Humboldt and Berlin's Natural History Museum

Berlin's Natural History Museum is not just about the past.  

The Milky way

Alexander von Humboldt

Surveying the entire world in 'Cosmos'

Humboldt returned to Berlin in 1827 after working for two decades in Paris. For the next 30 years, he labored over his most ambitious project to unite everything known about the whole universe in a single work, "Cosmos."  

Virgin Galactic's space plane sits parked outside the company's Spaceport America facility (AFP/Virgin Galactic/The Spaceship Company/Ho)

Space Tourism

Virgin Galactic unveils new spaceport mission control

Space tourism takes another step towards reality with Virgin Galactic's mission control center. The facility aims to connect paying customers to the business of space travel before launching them into the final frontier.  

Cave bear skeleton

Archeology

Genetic research blames humans for prehistoric bear demise

A genetic study has revealed that the extinction of prehistoric cave bears was a result of human encroachment and not climate cooling, as was earlier thought. The gigantic cave bear went extinct about 20,000 years ago.  

Munich TU University (Getty Images/J. Koch)

Universities

Foreign students flock to Germany

Germany has become the most popular country in the world for foreign students in the non-English-speaking world. A new study released by two academic services found that students were attracted by better prospects.  

Video graphic of Russian warheads approaching the US state of Florida (bbc)

Defense

Russia's nuclear-powered cruise missile, fact or fiction?

An explosion at a Russian military facility caused a spike in radiation levels. Some believe the incident occurred during the test of a new nuclear-powered cruise missile. What do we know about this weapon?   

A 3D model of a fossil of the Crossvallia waiparensis penguin (Canterbury Museum)

New Zealand

Human-sized penguin fossils found

Fossils in New Zealand have led to the discovery of a new species of giant penguin that could grow up to 1.6 meters tall. The penguin's closest relative is another giant penguin that was found in Antarctica.  

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Tomorrow Today - The Science Magazine

Our series on Alexander von Humboldt's travels in America takes us to the Achuar people in Ecuador.  

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Tomorrow Today - The Science Magazine

Auf Humboldts Spuren (DW)

In Humboldt's footsteps - Part 3: Respect for indigenes

Hibiskus Tee (picture-alliance/Arco Images/J. Pfeiffer)

Medicinal plants – nature's treasures

Lavendel Blumen (Colourbox)

Just ask! Nature-based medicine

Albino Axolotl Schwanzlurch (picture-alliance/Evolve/Photoshot/S. Dalton)

Feet, paws and claws: Masterpieces of evolutionary design

Leonardo da Vinci described the human foot as a "masterpiece of engineering and a work of art." Animal feet are just as impressive, with their many intricate features, enabling owners to scuttle, climb, chase and more.  

Employees work at the Facebook main campus in Menlo Park, California

Here's why Silicon Valley is in California, not in Germany

The future is being invented in California, not in Germany. An entrepreneur and a VC who work in both places say the reasons for this are deep-rooted and will be very difficult to overcome — but things are improving.  

A Congolese health worker administers an Ebola vaccine to a person in the Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters/O. Acland)

Epidemic

Ebola drugs 'saving lives' after clinical trials

Scientists have moved a step closer to treating symptoms of the deadly Ebola virus during the second-worst outbreak of the disease. A clinical trial in Congo has shown encouraging survival results.  

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Fluoreszent catshark (David Gruber)

A luminous animal kingdom

Bioluminescence is the ability of living creatures to produce and emit light. This glowing shark has just been discovered. Take a look at other unknown creatures which have the ability to illuminate themselves.  

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Kites collect wind energy in Berlin

A Berlin startup is developing kites that generate wind energy while in flight that can be used just about anywhere.  

Twitter logo at the NYSE (picture-alliance/AP Photo/R. Drew)

Data protection

Twitter admits using user data for ads without consent

The social network has said it "failed" its users after sharing data with advertisers without permission. The company says it has launched an investigation into who may have been impacted.  

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EDRS-C satellite launched

The European Data Relay System will enable the rapid transfer of Earth observation data.  

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Young blond woman with a green apple

Spectrum: Just imagine it

A new study shows you can "imagine" your way toward liking a place more than you do right now, how to improve your mental health through targeted exercise, and the very big animals that ate apples before we did.  

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In Good Shape

The magazine offers reports and studio discussions with experts on the best way to achieve a healthy lifestyle.  

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