France is seeing water shortages in regions that usually have plenty of supply. This summer's extreme heat is exposing how unprepared much of the country, and Europe, is for increasing water scarcity.
Germany's main farmers' association has warned of a below-average harvest after drought and crops damaged by extreme heat. DW looks into what lower yields could mean for food prices and grocery bills.
From Giorgia Meloni's shift from dark suits to pastels to Angela Merkel's signature jackets, politicians have long used clothing to shape how voters see them. In this day and age, power dressing has evolved.
Inside futuristic labs, plants are scanned, stressed and analyzed. The aim is to use the results to produce plant strains that can better serve a growing population in a warming world.
Wildfires destroy lives and livelihoods. But survivors and firefighters also suffer long-term harm to their health. A growing body of research suggests particulate matter (PM2.5) in wildfire smoke is a major culprit.
The head of Norway's sovereign wealth fund has warned that soaring AI-driven stock valuations could trigger a sharp correction. How exposed is the world's largest sovereign wealth fund to a market downturn?
With heat records continually being broken and southern summers getting hotter, travelers are heading north. Fragile ecosystems are paying the price.
Did you know fatty foods can increase production of an acid in your gut that promotes tumor growth? That's on top of all the other health risks linked to fatty foods, like fries and burgers.
Centuries-old hunger stones are emerging as Europe's rivers recede. Among the most famous is the Decin hunger stone in the Elbe River with its cryptic message.
Researchers in Munich and Stockholm blocked the lifelong social cost of early adversity in mice with a single compound. The catch: it only worked when given during the trauma, not after.
As nations globally move to ban forever chemicals, should renewable energy technologies be exempt for the sake of saving the climate?
The EU has introduced new rules targeting packaging waste and "forever chemicals." Although the changes will be phased in slowly, some small sellers have already paused shipments due to the additional red tape.
The last solar eclipse visible from the European mainland was in 1999. Here's what to expect, and how to prepare for this rare occasion.
Algeria said that it was closing its airspace and severing ties with the United Arab Emirates. Algiers accuses Abu Dhabi of destabilizing countries such as Libya, Sudan and Mali.
Several people were killed and others injured in a tourist bush crash near the alpine village of Susch in Switzerland's eastern canton of Graubünden.
US tech companies gather, link, and sell more and more information about their users. The scandal involving the dating app Grindr shows how easy it is for highly sensitive data to fall into the wrong hands.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Canada would provide Ukraine with a "very important" air defense package.
25 years after 9/11, the terrorist group al-Qaeda is no longer the global terrorist organization it once was. Its central leadership has been weakened, but offshoots remain strong across Africa and Asia.