With the years, news arrives more often of people the same age as ourselves. That this confronts us more strongly with our own mortality is a well-researched psychological phenomenon.

Just a day after the announced halt to US strikes, Iran again attacked US forces in the region. Air defences intercepted the missiles; oil prices rose.

Emirates still flies daily, the hotels are open – yet Germany's Foreign Office advises against it. What's true? A sober look at the security situation in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, as of today.

After a week of massive protests, India's education minister Dharmendra Pradhan has resigned. The demonstrations had been sparked by education policy.

Through the EU Civil Protection Mechanism, Greek firefighting aircraft are deployed in Spain to fight the wildfires west of Madrid.

The media group Paramount Skydance has postponed its planned merger with Warner Bros. The combination would create one of Hollywood's biggest players.

The International Criminal Court has removed its chief prosecutor Karim Khan following allegations of sexual misconduct. Khan had denied the allegations.

After the halt in US strikes on Iran, the oil price is easing: Brent is trading around $90 a barrel again, a drop of over eight percent in a day.

To slow the dying of the reefs, scientists are turning to corals that tolerate higher water temperatures – a glimmer of hope for the threatened ecosystems of the seas.

On 12 August the sky darkens: a total solar eclipse crosses Greenland, Iceland, Portugal and northern Spain – the first over continental Europe in years.

Slovenia's Tadej Pogačar has won the Tour de France for the fifth time, drawing level with the greatest names in cycling history.

Work less, same pay, same output? Several large trials of the four-day week deliver strikingly positive results – but also open questions. A sober look.

Playing looks like a pastime but is hard developmental work. Why free, unstructured play in particular is so important for children – and why many now lack the time for it.

A year of travelling, working or volunteering before studies begin: the 'gap year' has grown more popular. What it offers – and what to watch for so it doesn't become a lost year.

In a digital world, handwriting seems old-fashioned. But research shows: those who write by hand often learn and remember more than with a keyboard. Why that is.

Many successful people are secretly convinced they don't deserve their success and will soon be 'found out'. Why this feeling is so common – and what helps against it.

Venice, Barcelona, Bali: some places are being overrun by visitors. 'Overtourism' is changing entire cities – and raises the question of what sustainable travel can look like.

Over 9,000 kilometres, seven time zones, a week on the train: the Trans-Siberian Railway is the longest continuous rail line on Earth – and a journey like no other.

The Danes are considered one of the happiest peoples in the world – and have their own word for it: hygge. What lies behind the feeling that barely translates.

An electric car charges its battery not only at the socket but also when braking. How this clever trick called recuperation works – and why it saves range.

Millions of roofs carry them – but how does a solar cell actually turn sunlight into electricity? The process behind it is surprisingly elegant and works entirely without moving parts.

A medicine with no active ingredient that works anyway: the placebo effect is one of medicine's most astonishing phenomena – and it shows how closely body and expectation are linked.

In a few places around the world, strikingly many people live past a hundred. What these 'blue zones' have in common reveals a lot about what makes a long, healthy life.

Beneath every forest lies a hidden network of fungal threads through which trees exchange nutrients and even send warnings. A look at one of ecology's most fascinating discoveries.

They survive heat, cold, radiation and even the vacuum of space: tardigrades are barely half a millimetre long – and tougher than any other known creature.

Every night we experience stories no one wrote. Why the brain dreams is still not fully understood – but science has some convincing explanations.

Researchers are working on vaccines that protect not against a single virus but against whole families of pathogens – even as they mutate. A breakthrough that could prevent future pandemics.

From Wall Street to Asia, chipmaker shares are tumbling. SK Hynix drops up to 13 percent, South Korea's benchmark nine. Investors are asking: do the vast AI investments even add up?

On a single day, the threads of two wars meet at the White House: Israel's prime minister and Ukraine. At the centre is whether the pause in the Iran war can turn into real peace.

The chip giant reportedly wants to give the ChatGPT maker a multi-billion guarantee – for a data center costlier than any before. Critics warn of a dangerous circular loop.

France is seeing its largest evacuation since the Second World War, while fires burn around Madrid and Valencia in Spain. A third consecutive heatwave has turned the landscape into tinder.

After 13 nights of airstrikes, Trump orders a pause – partly because the US is reportedly running low on precision missiles. Iran follows suit. How fragile the moment is.

In a time when the world literally lies in everyone's palm, where a tweet can circle the globe in seconds – global citizenship becomes an obligation.

Egypt lead 2-0 late, the fans already celebrate the upset. Then the game flips within twelve minutes. How the world champions clawed their way back – and what it nearly cost them.

The next heatwave is rolling in. A few simple rules make the difference, especially for the elderly and children. And one popular tip is more dangerous than most think.

An animal that really belongs in the Atlantic appears off the German coast. For observers a rare stroke of luck – for researchers a sign of how much the seas are changing.

The company has failed with its lawsuit against the stricter digital rules and must open up its system further. What changes on your iPhone – and what Apple can still try.

The Italian banking giant moves closer to control of Commerzbank. It's one of Europe's biggest banking questions – and about what it means for accounts, branches and loans.

The death toll keeps rising, entire villages are destroyed. Rescue teams search the rubble for survivors while relatives wait for a sign of life. The state of the situation.

The summit was meant to show unity. Instead the dispute over the US operation against Iran breaks out openly – and the American president leaves no doubt whom he blames.

The price is approaching its all-time high. Two forces are driving it: China's growing influence on financial markets and uncertainty ahead of the US election. What's behind the rise.

The season has begun – and with it the well-meant advice: home remedies, sprays, panic. Three measures are proven to work. One widespread recommendation is simply wrong.

At least 17 people die in a heavy overnight attack on Kyiv. The EU delegation and the British Council office are also hit. The EU regards it as a deliberate strike.

It was meant to be renewal, it became chaos: Chancellor Merz reshapes his cabinet. But an overnight cancellation and rushed timing overshadow the restart. What's really behind it.

Now it's official: Jürgen Klopp takes over the national team. He signs until after the 2030 World Cup, brings three confidants – and the DFB even saves the transfer fee.

Der Anschlag auf die Nord-Stream-Pipelines bleibt einer der größten Kriminalfälle Europas.

Symbolic image: football · Photo: Unsplash via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) The Ballon d'Or 2024 was awarded in Paris on 28 October. Rodrigo Rodri Hernández and Aitana Bonmatí were honoured as the best footballers in the world. Rodrigo Rodri Hernández wins the men's category Rodrigo Hernández, midfielder for Manchester City and the Spanish national team, received the Ballon d'Or 2024. His strong season, in which he led both City to the Premier League championship and Spain to the

Symbolic image: stock market · Photo: Wikimedia Commons (public domain) Hamburg, 4.9.2024 After the Labour Day holiday in the US, global markets started the month of September on a negative note yesterday, with significant losses in the technology sector in particular. Historically, September brings increased volatility, influenced by seasonal effects and major economic decisions. European markets are also off to a weak start today. The focus is on monetary policy decisions

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Symbolic image: forest · Photo: Unsplash via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) The village of Bürgewald, formerly Alt-Morschenich, lies on the edge of the Hambach open-cast mine. In future, the village of Morschenich-Alt will be called Bürgewald. The change has to do with the early phase-out of lignite mining. In an unprecedented move, the German municipality of Merzenich has bought back the empty village of Bürgewald, formerly Morschenich, from the energy company RWE for 36.8 million