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Chronic illnesses, heart disease, obesity ― we know eating too much of the wrong foods can be unhealthy. But what about "good" foods: Is modern farming diluting micronutrients in our fruit and vegetables?

High temperatures can increase the risk of dizziness, dehydration, exhaustion and other heat-related problems for people taking antidepressants.

A new therapy offers people with seemingly incurable brain tumors scope for hope: It could slow the progression of the disease and extend patients' lives.

In Germany, it is time to rethink and rebuild. Many apartments were not designed for heat waves. Fortunately, there are ways to adapt existing buildings to the changing climate — but air conditioning isn't the best.

After a yearlong flight of a billion kilometers, a Chinese space probe is set to take samples from an asteroid. The mission is part of what President Xi Jinping calls the country's "space dream."

Think of quasars as time machines. Rare but revealing. They are light from the beginnings of the universe that let astronomers investigate how early galaxies formed.

Temperatures are set to soar in the US around the July 4 holiday, a week after Europe struck new records. With experts predicting more intense and more frequent heat waves in the future, can our bodies adapt?

Instead of letting a 22-year-old space telescope fall to Earth, NASA wants to rescue the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory with a robotic spacecraft designed to boost the telescope back into higher orbit.

Earthquakes are a fact of nature, but living with earthquakes doesn't have to mean living in fear. DW takes a closer look at some countries showing how preparation, innovation and determination can save lives.

Summer, the FIFA World Cup and a cold beer. Sounds like a dream? Be careful, though; the combination of heat and alcohol can quickly take a very bad turn.