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dw.com > en > lack-of-outdoor-experience-hampers-healthy-development-mental-health-nature-anxiety-protection > a-75828665

Nature reconsidered: why it's making us anxious

Nature reconsidered: why it's making us anxious1+ hour, 44+ min ago  (869+ words) As contact with the outdoors declines, discomfort with wild spaces is growing. Scientists tracking the rise of nature anxiety have some ideas on how to reconnect without feeling overwhelmed. Strolling in a forest, nurturing a garden or even just looking…...

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dw.com > en > chinas-robotic-legs-enter-everyday-life > video-75784045

China's robotic legs enter everyday life

China's robotic legs enter everyday life1+ day, 2+ min ago  (120+ words) China's robotic legs enter everyday life'dw.com China's robotic legs enter everyday life China is rapidly bringing exoskeleton technology into everyday life " even to one of its most iconic landmarks. At the Great Wall, visitors can now rent lightweight robotic…...

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dw.com > en > reporter-estonias-village-of-hope > video-75968166

A village in Estonia gives drug addicts new hope

A village in Estonia gives drug addicts new hope1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (282+ words) In "Lootuse k'le," the village of hope, drug addicts can get a fresh start. But it's hard work that requires discipline and abstinence. The young Jan-Martti is participating in the program. Will he make it to the end? "By ending…...

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dw.com > en > mehmet-oz-measles-vaccine-recommendation-case-numbers-increase-in-us-down-europe-central-asia > a-75951461

Mehmet Oz's vaccine call is 'too little, too late"

Mehmet Oz's vaccine call is 'too little, too late"2+ day, 3+ hour ago  (760+ words) Measles is still spreading in the US but calls from government officials for Americans to vaccinate now won't be enough to keep the country from losing a quarter-century of success eradicating the disease. Measles cases have risen for over a…...

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dw.com > en > amazing-animal-abilities-human-health-threats > video-75935709

Amazing Animal Abilities & Human Health Threats

Amazing Animal Abilities & Human Health Threats2+ day, 4+ hour ago  (237+ words) Shrinking shrews, crows that develop relationships with humans, and why we'll never be able to fly like birds. Animals can do incredible things, but they can also carry pandemic-causing pathogens. How shrews shrink and regrow to survive winter One Health:…...

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dw.com > en > us-officially-exits-world-health-organization > a-75614294

US officially exits World Health Organization

US officially exits World Health Organization3+ week, 2+ day ago  (351+ words) President Donald Trump put into motion the withdrawal process to have the US removed from the Geneva-based organization after he signed an executive order on the first day of his second term. The US has officially withdrawn from the World…...

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dw.com > en > how-ai-can-detect-health-risks-just-from-the-way-you-sleep > a-75461969

How AI can detect health risks — just from the way you sleep

How AI can detect health risks — just from the way you sleep1+ mon, 4+ day ago  (819+ words) A new artificial intelligence model in the United States, SleepFM, has found that patterns in human slumber can be used to predict a person's risk for about 130 diseases, including dementia and certain cancers. All it takes is one night's sleep…...

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dw.com > en > sperm-bank-sold-mans-cancer-linked-genes-across-europe > a-75072227

Sperm bank sold man's cancer-linked genes across Europe – DW – 12/10/2025

Sperm bank sold man's cancer-linked genes across Europe – DW – 12/10/20252+ mon, 5+ day ago  (1291+ words) In 2023, a prolific donor to a Danish sperm bank was found to carry a genetic mutation that can contribute to childhood cancers. Some parents were never warned, an investigation by DW and European partners has found. When the woman's phone…...

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dw.com > en > nigeria-unprecedented-hunger-world-food-program > a-74875072

Nigeria: Millions to face severe hunger as WFP funds run out – DW – 11/25/2025

Nigeria: Millions to face severe hunger as WFP funds run out – DW – 11/25/20252+ mon, 2+ week ago  (414+ words) The UN food assistance agency warned that nearly 35 million people in Nigeria could face severe food insecurity in 2026. The country is seeing escalating jihadi violence and mass kidnappings of schoolchildren. Northern Nigeria'is witnessing soaring levels of hunger, the UN World…...

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dw.com > en > napoleons-grande-armee-1812-retreat-from-russia-fever-infections-typhus-typhoid-salmonella > a-74482011

DNA reveals hidden killer of Napoleon's troops in Russia – DW – 10/24/2025

DNA reveals hidden killer of Napoleon's troops in Russia – DW – 10/24/20253+ mon, 3+ week ago  (904+ words) Genetic analysis has shed new light on one of history's deadliest military disasters " the French retreat from Russia in 1812. It was the world's largest invasion force ever'assembled. But when they marched on Russia, French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte's "Grande Armee"'was…...