2+ hour, 57+ min ago  (398+ words) Many endangered species now live in the area that once formed the border between East and West Germany. Environment Minister Carsten Schneider recently visited the "Green Belt," and DW went along for the ride. At one point, the tour bus…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (644+ words) More frequent weather extremes are leading to water shortages during droughts, and flooding during heavy rain. But groundwater storage can help secure water for dry seasons while mitigating extreme rain. Many soils in Germany are far too dry. Rainfall was…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (141+ words) DW.com The tiger mystery that changed conservation in India The disappearance of tigers from Sariska Tiger Reserve in 2005 reshaped conservation in India. Ecologist Ghazala Shahabuddin argued that poaching was only part of the story, pointing to habitat loss and…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago  (82+ words) dw.com Can children save one of India's most polluted places? The environmental changemakers of India India's worst air pollution crisis isn't in its megacities Ritual waste in the Thamirabarani More on Nature and Environment from Asia Tiny bees hiding…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago  (138+ words) dw.com Senegal: How women bear the burden of migration In Senegal, overfishing by overseas industrial trawlers is destroying the livelihoods of local fishers. In Mbour, one of the country's key ports, fish stocks have become so low that abandoned…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago  (117+ words) DW.com People in the Bosnian municipality of Vares fear for their health after tests revealed elevated levels of lead in residents' blood and local soil. Environmental groups suspect nearby mines are to blame. For months, the municipality of Vares…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago  (155+ words) dw.com Can this grass help save India's struggling farmers? In India's drought-prone state of Maharashtra, some farmers are replacing sugarcane with Napier grass, a fast-growing crop that requires less water and provides livestock feed. The African grass is also…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago  (78+ words) DW.com Rising accident numbers mean many European cities are tightening the rules on e-scooters. Paris has banned them altogether and Germany is now introducing stricter rules for scooter rental companies. Brussels plans to remove shared e-scooters from its streets…...

5+ day, 21+ hour ago  (610+ words) In 1858, London sweltered through an unbearable heat wave. The River Thames reeked so badly it left people gasping for air. "The Great Stink" went down in history — and ultimately gave London a modern sewer system. The river reeked so badly,…...

5+ day, 23+ hour ago  (302+ words) Keeping cool in the heat with a millennia-old tradition in India, a German company making animal-free medical tests, and building from bottles in Mozambique. A traditional way to manage extreme temperatures As India grapples with longer, more frequent and more…...