Africa’s Valuable Scavengers
The number of vultures in the world is decreasing. But these carrion-eating birds are extremely important for a balanced ecosystem. Can the world live without vultures? Unfortunately, that’s a question […]
Greece: Gold Mines
Greece is sitting on lots of gold mines. Now, the government of Alexis Tsipras has stopped the expansion of a mine on the northern peninsula of Chalkidiki, citing environmental concerns. […]
Malaria: Resistant Strains
For decades, artemisinin has been used as an effective treatment for malaria tropica, the most dangerous malaria strain. But in recent years, tropical disease specialists have been finding that artemisinin […]
The German Wine Route
The German wine route is popular with wine lovers and gourmets. Visitors can explore the region on a cycle path that is almost 100 km long.
Germany: Racist attacks
Germany is currently seeing attacks on refugee homes on an almost daily basis. Daniel Molitor runs one such facility in Dresden, and is determined to protect his refugees from the […]
Vaccinating against Polio
An important milestone in the fight against polio was announced in August: one year since the last reported case of the disease in Africa. But there is still much to […]
Wake Turbulence
Every airplane produces invisible spiraling movements of air behind it – wake turbulence. For following aircraft that can be dangerous. The strength of this wake turbulence depends on the size, […]
Cycling through the Copenhagen
The Danish capital of Copenhagen is a paradise for urban cyclists. So we take to the bike to get an impression of the city.
DR Congo: The Illegal Trade
How can we keep our mobile phones, laptops and jewelry from helping fund wars? In the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the illegal trade with highly-desirable minerals […]
Energy from Iceland
The north Atlantic island of Iceland sits atop a vast potential of geothermal energy – heat from within the Earth. It already supplies over fifty percent of the the nation’s […]
