This week the bicycle turns 200 years old. Invented in Germany in 1817, the bike was first called the running machine. Imagine a modern day two-wheeled bike only with no pedals and you literally have run to keep the bike moving. How the bike has changed! To coincide with the anniversary, DW takes a look at the renaissance of our beloved two-wheeled vehicle.

Coral reefs across the globe are under stress from pollution and warming sea temperatures. Scientists predict that by 2050, 90 percent of the world's coral reefs will die. But a coral growing project on Fiji's Mamanuca Islands offers some hope.

Gatineau was one of the hardest hit areas in Canada after severe, record-breaking floods in May. In all 4100 homes were affected across Quebec while 3000 people had to leave their homes. Scientists say the floods are a wake-up call for Canada to do more to tackle climate change.

Donald Trump has pulled the US out of the Paris Agreement - it's a huge blow since the US is the world's second-largest emitter. But in the opinion of DW's Environment Team Leader Sonya Diehn, climate protection will carry on.

Is eating game meat rather than mass-farmed chicken or pork better for the environment? One American food TV personality thinks so. Baron Ambrosia works with trappers and hunters to serve up small, wild animals for dinner - and the recipes are far from ordinary.

Florida's Everglades are one of America's most ecologically diverse areas. But the invasive Burmese python's population has exploded there. The giant snakes have a voracious appetite and are devastating the native wildlife. In a bid to tackle the problem, local authorities have sent in a select group of python hunters.

A new study warns that poachers and animal traffickers are using scientific data published online ... to track down rare and endangered species. It found that more than 20 newly discovered creatures had been targeted because their locations had been made public. DW talks to David Lindenmayer, a conservation biologist at the Australian National University.

The Svalbard global seed vault, tucked away on a remote Norwegian island, is designed to protect the world's food supply from a doomsday-like catastrophe. Following reports that melting permafrost had caused flooding at the facility, Living Planet examines how disaster-proof the vault really is.

Grape rot fungus has taken a devastating toll on France's wine-producing regions. A natural pesticide being tested in Bordeaux may be just the ticket to restore the country's grape-growing glory.

World-famous German discount supermarkets Lidl and Aldi have just launched an aggressive expansion across America. But both brands are now facing mounting pressure from environmentalists, who claim the budget chains don't pass on the true cost of food production to their customers.