Los Angeles is the latest in a number of cities around the world forced to battle flames.
As massive wildfires rage in Los Angeles, DW looks at how strategic burning and adaptive planting can help protect the planet's forests.
A collection of reviews in the journal Neuron reflects on progress in understanding the impact of aging on the brain, but many questions remain unanswered.
Countries around the world are working to reduce their emissions of planet-heating carbon dioxide.
On what would have been his 90th birthday, the legendary singer will be celebrated over a four-day event in Memphis.
French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo is marking 10 years since the terror attacks in its Paris office by running a cartoon contest asking for God-mocking submissions.
An outbreak of human metapneumovirus in China has raised concerns of another widespread respiratory illness, but HMPV has been around for years and it’s likely infected most people once in their lifetime.
Hollywood's award season kicked off with the 82nd Golden Globe Awards.
As President-elect Donald Trump hustles to assemble his governing team, environmental analysts have been looking for signs of what to expect from his second term.
The Cologne Cathedral houses the Shrine of the Three Kings, a reliquary which tradition says holds the bones of the Biblical Magi.
The birth of Hilda, a calf in Scotland bred to produce less methane, is being hailed as a significant breakthrough for greening the industry.
Anyone who does a lot of sport risks a stress fracture if the bones are overloaded.
French author Jules Verne gave us some astoundingly accurate predictions of future technological advances.
New space missions will aim to measure Earth's biomass from space, return stranded astronauts to Earth and prepare for landing humans on the moon. DW explains what's in store for 2025. Space science and exploration hit exciting new heights over the last 12 months.
What is Karl Marx's statue doing in Chemnitz, though he never visited the city? And why is Nova Gorica/Gorizia considered Europe's last divided city? An introduction to the European Capitals of Culture 2025.
Famed Hollywood actors Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt agreed on a divorce settlement after being embroiled in a long legal battle.
Officials attributed the deaths of three children to viral challenges posted on the social media app.
The US Treasury Department says Chinese state-sponsored hackers stole documents in a "major incident.
Five years since COVID-19 first emerged in Wuhan, the UN health agency is calling on China to "share data and access so we can understand the origins" of the global pandemic.
Money worries, a difficult relationship or an illness — external circumstances are often thought to be the reason for depression.
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