Science unscripted

German authorities know exactly where a quarter of COVID-19 patients were infected. Do Germans? Listen to DW's science podcast for a different angle on the coronavirus — every day from Germany.

Now that we know people can get the coronavirus a second time, the question becomes: Why? And what role do our immunity warriors, the T-cells play? Listen to DW's science podcast for a different angle on the coronavirus — five minutes every day from Germany.

Listen to DW's 30-minute science show. In this episode, listeners send in their theories on Gabe's viral infection. Also, what we know (or really don't) about the "Russian vaccine," the perfect humidity to "sink" the coronavirus, and a huge new study on where, exactly, Germans are getting COVID-19.

Is it really not a big deal that three people in three countries have caught the coronavirus for a second time? Or is the prevailing opinion wrong? Listen to DW's science podcast for a different angle on the coronavirus — every day from Germany.

What is the science behind the COVID-19 vaccine candidate out of Russia? And have Germans been skipping out of work since the pandemic started? Listen to DW's science podcast for a different angle on the coronavirus — five minutes every day from Germany.

Muggy air can be horrendously uncomfortable. But it could also save you from COVID-19. Listen to DW's science podcast for a different angle on the coronavirus — 5 minutes every day from Germany.

Total cases, active cases, critical patients, deaths — the United States' delayed and fragmented coronavirus response has left the country at the top of all the wrong lists. Host Gabriel Borrud explains what it feels like being there. Listen to DW's science podcast for a different angle on the coronavirus — five minutes every day from Germany.

There've been a lot of headlines about people "losing" antibodies — and with them, their immunity against a potential second COVID-19 infection. But is that what's really happening? Listen to DW's science podcast for a different angle on the coronavirus — five minutes every day from Germany.

Listen to DW's 30-minute science show. In this episode, co-host Gabe returns from the worst-hit country, schools reopen in Germany, the antibody "vanishing act" in context, and how horses and llamas can help fight COVID-19.

A handshake or a hug can be surprisingly important to our mental health. So how does it affect us when we have a lot less physical touch in our lives and what can we do about it? We speak to psychologist Alex Parker from Victoria University to find out. Listen to DW's science podcast for a different angle on the coronavirus — five minutes every day from Germany.