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A cross-border investigation by DW and ICIJ reveals how pricing and patents helped turn a life-saving medicine into one of the world's best selling drugs while leaving many patients struggling to access it.

Hansjürgen Köhler has been a volunteer UFO hunter for more than 50 years. He sees his work as scientific investigation, but sometimes also as caring for others.

In less than 48 hours, the Orion spacecraft is due to splash down in the Pacific Ocean. Crew members have said what they saw in space will forever change how they see the world.

New NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman says the US space agency will pivot from launching an orbiting lunar station to constructing a base on the moon's surface. It comes amid a renewed moon race with Russia and China.

Social psychologists in the US found that a third of people surveyed feel the world will end in their lifetimes. That's not only depressing; it also affects people's sense of agency when faced by war or climate change.

From smartphone maps to precision weapons, satellite navigation underpins modern life and war. Global navigation satellite systems have become indispensable, and that's made them vulnerable to disruption and attack.

How long does it take for the last drop of milk or oil to drip out of the bottle? US scientists have probed this everyday conundrum.

Countries are racing to build new reactors. But we've barely figured out how to clean up the old ones — and the bill is potentially staggering.

Stressful people in your life are linked to faster biological aging, a US study finds. Forced proximity — especially with family — appears to worsen the effect.

Many young men embrace deeply conservative gender roles, a new international study finds. Is social media stoking the return of traditionalism?