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Season8

Episodes88

Air Date2024-01-02

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Exciting stories on a wide variety of topics from around the globe: DW brings viewers background reports from the worlds of politics, business, science, culture, nature, history, lifestyle and sport.

Season 8 Episodes

The toxic waste from drugs like ecstasy, speed or crystal meth

2024-01-02

How much influence do the super rich have?

2024-01-04

The lives of the Amish in the US

2024-01-05

How artificial light threatens nature

2024-01-11

China's growing influence in Europe- Serbia and the New Silk Road

2024-01-14

Dancing despite war- From war-torn Ukraine to the big ballet stage

2024-01-17

Personalized nutrition- Could genética tests improve your health and your figure?

2024-01-18

Mental health and resilience- the secrets of inner strength

2024-01-20

Transylvania- The heart of Romania

2024-01-25

The mysterious death of an SS officer: a Nazi true crimen story

2024-01-27

Behind Asia's cyber slavery

2024-01-29

Ticking time bombs- What risk do abandoned oil and gas wells pose?

2024-01-31

Russia's energy empire: Putin and the rise of Gazprom

2024-02-03

The dark side of the champagne industry

2024-02-06

Cryptocurrencies- The future of money?

2024-02-07

How mass tourism is endangering the Dolomites

2024-02-08

China's grab for the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization

2024-02-09

Russia's Gazprom- Corrupt politicians and the greed of the west

2024-02-10

Meeting death on our own terms

2024-02-15

Racism in medicine

2024-02-21

Ayahuasca boom in Brazil

2024-02-25

Barbie: The world's greatest influencer?

2024-02-28

Extreme climate research- On the road in the icefields of Patagonia

2024-03-03

Can algae save the world?

2024-03-10

New quantum computers- Potential and pitfalls

2024-03-12

Pyramids, dark matter & the Big Bang theory

2024-03-13

AI supremacy: The artificial intelligence battle between China, USA and Europe

2024-03-16

The Mississippi - A journey through the heart of America

2024-03-21

NATO - The largest military alliance in the world

2024-04-04

Colonial roots of the genocide in Rwanda

2024-04-05

A Holocaust survivor returns - Margot Friedländer in Germany

2024-04-10

Mars - Life on the Red Planet?

2024-04-12

Burnout - When does work start feeling pointless?

2024-04-27

Illegal leather - How the car industry is threatening the rainforest

2024-05-03

The International Space Station: a unique space project

2024-05-07

Women as spoils of war at the end of World War Two

2024-05-08

Between the desert and the Pacific Ocean

2024-05-16

Birds - Survivalists with special powers

2024-05-22

How car tires drive deforestation

2024-05-23

Floods, heavy rain, extreme weather - Why we need to build differently

2024-05-26

What is life like without smells?

2024-05-30

India's new generation between luxury and poverty

2024-06-04

European migration? How a continent is sealing itself off

2024-06-06

Ozempic - What’s the truth behind the hype?

2024-06-25

Melting wetlands - How can nature slow down climate change?

2024-07-03

Isolation and dementia - Why we should protect our ears

2024-07-07

Raid on the Atlantic - Overfishing and exploitation of the sea

2024-07-11

Nuclear fusion's hope - The dream of endless clean energy

2024-07-12

America’s right-wing radicals - US veterans against democracy

2024-07-13

Turning vapor into drinking water

2024-07-17

Nicaragua - 45 years after the revolution, a return to dictatorship

2024-07-20

Toxic and tenacious - How "forever chemicals” are damaging our health

2024-07-26

Building in harmony with nature

2024-07-31

Protecting the climate

2024-08-02

Mental health and body image

2024-08-04

Trophy hunting

2024-08-08

How the Nazis concealed their atrocities

2024-08-09

Endometriosis

2024-08-18

Varanasi - Facing death without fear

2024-08-22

Urban rats

2024-08-23

Butchers fighting cheap meat

2024-08-30

Will artificial intelligence save us or kill us?

2024-09-01

The fight against exploitation of migrant workers in Italy

2024-09-17

Smart insects

2024-09-18

Climate change or climate hoax? Skeptics and activists

2024-09-29

How climate change threatens coffee production

2024-10-01

Trauma in the Middle East: The terror of Hamas and Israel's war in Gaza

2024-10-05

How can ships become cleaner?

2024-10-06

Tel Aviv and October 7

2024-10-07

How pandemics, wars and disasters jeopardize global trade

2024-10-27

Is prosperity without economic growth possible?

2024-10-30

Hiding and surviving - Growing up under National Socialism

2024-11-06

Europe’s deadly migration policy

2024-11-09

How heatwaves impact our lives

2024-11-10

What are the consequences of Germany's ban on chick killing?

2024-11-14

Teaching in the isolated Venezuelan Andes

2024-11-20

Pakistan: Pashtun kids fight for their education

2024-11-24

Siberia: Gazprom, a pipeline and the last nomads

2024-11-30

The missing Van Gogh

2024-12-05

Indonesia’s environmental disasters

2024-12-07

Europe's shark trade

2024-12-10

Battle for the Amazon

2024-12-11

Smoking - Anatomy of an addiction industry

2024-12-13

Lost on the run between Belarus and Poland

2024-12-18

Cyberbullies - Online hate unmasked

2024-12-19

The dark side of mass-produced fashion jewelry from China

2024-12-24

Collecting, storing and preserving

2024-12-25

Fake steak - Future-proof food and lab-grown meat

2024-12-27

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Season 8 Episodes

The toxic waste from drugs like ecstasy, speed or crystal meth

How much influence do the super rich have?

The lives of the Amish in the US

How artificial light threatens nature

China's growing influence in Europe- Serbia and the New Silk Road

Dancing despite war- From war-torn Ukraine to the big ballet stage

Personalized nutrition- Could genética tests improve your health and your figure?

Mental health and resilience- the secrets of inner strength

Transylvania- The heart of Romania

The mysterious death of an SS officer: a Nazi true crimen story

Behind Asia's cyber slavery

Ticking time bombs- What risk do abandoned oil and gas wells pose?

Russia's energy empire: Putin and the rise of Gazprom

The dark side of the champagne industry

Cryptocurrencies- The future of money?

How mass tourism is endangering the Dolomites

China's grab for the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization

Russia's Gazprom- Corrupt politicians and the greed of the west

Meeting death on our own terms

Racism in medicine

Ayahuasca boom in Brazil

Barbie: The world's greatest influencer?

Extreme climate research- On the road in the icefields of Patagonia

Can algae save the world?

New quantum computers- Potential and pitfalls

Pyramids, dark matter & the Big Bang theory

AI supremacy: The artificial intelligence battle between China, USA and Europe

The Mississippi - A journey through the heart of America

NATO - The largest military alliance in the world

Colonial roots of the genocide in Rwanda

A Holocaust survivor returns - Margot Friedländer in Germany

Mars - Life on the Red Planet?

Burnout - When does work start feeling pointless?

Illegal leather - How the car industry is threatening the rainforest

The International Space Station: a unique space project

Women as spoils of war at the end of World War Two

Between the desert and the Pacific Ocean

Birds - Survivalists with special powers

How car tires drive deforestation

Floods, heavy rain, extreme weather - Why we need to build differently

What is life like without smells?

India's new generation between luxury and poverty

European migration? How a continent is sealing itself off

Ozempic - What’s the truth behind the hype?

Melting wetlands - How can nature slow down climate change?

Isolation and dementia - Why we should protect our ears

Raid on the Atlantic - Overfishing and exploitation of the sea

Nuclear fusion's hope - The dream of endless clean energy

America’s right-wing radicals - US veterans against democracy

Turning vapor into drinking water

Nicaragua - 45 years after the revolution, a return to dictatorship

Toxic and tenacious - How "forever chemicals” are damaging our health

Building in harmony with nature

Protecting the climate

Mental health and body image

Trophy hunting

How the Nazis concealed their atrocities

Endometriosis

Varanasi - Facing death without fear

Urban rats

Butchers fighting cheap meat

Will artificial intelligence save us or kill us?

The fight against exploitation of migrant workers in Italy

Smart insects

Climate change or climate hoax? Skeptics and activists

How climate change threatens coffee production

Trauma in the Middle East: The terror of Hamas and Israel's war in Gaza

How can ships become cleaner?

Tel Aviv and October 7

How pandemics, wars and disasters jeopardize global trade

Is prosperity without economic growth possible?

Hiding and surviving - Growing up under National Socialism

Europe’s deadly migration policy

How heatwaves impact our lives