TV Programm für Deutsche Welle (Engl) am 18.04.2026

There are still too few women in research. Less than 30% of all scientists worldwide are female. Even though in Germany, there are plenty of role models.

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All organisms harbor an invisible, omnipresent enemy: plastic. Researchers worldwide have shown that plastic particles can also be detected in humans - in organs and bodily fluids.

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Lisbon is considered a dream city; but when it comes to its housing market, many people who live and work here are fighting to survive.

Diet breads for weight loss, magic exercises for strong muscles, secret tricks for skin and hair: Many tips on the web are ineffective, some are dangerous, but others are promising. In Good Shape has put some trends under a microscope.

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Why is it harder for women to get good jobs? Is it a lack of confidence, or the lack of necessary education or training? Or is it gender bias that exists in the corporate world? More and more, women don't really care what's causing the discrimination they face. They just want to overcome it. And some of these women surpass all the hurdles and climb to the top.

Scientists are using AI in many environmental projects to help analyze data and accelerate processes. But at the same time, complex AI systems require significant resources. AI and sustainability: Is it a good fit?

The 1980s may seem like the distant past. But some of the decade's historical and pop cultural events were so significant that their effects are still felt today. We go beyond nostalgia to reckon with their legacies.

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What many smartphone users know: the apps on their phones collect detailed location data. What few people know: the information often ends up with a global network of data brokers and advertising companies.

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Scientists are using AI in many environmental projects to help analyze data and accelerate processes. But at the same time, complex AI systems require significant resources. AI and sustainability: Is it a good fit?

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23-year-old Luisa Rizzo feels most at home when piloting a drone - either as a cinematographer, or as one of the foremost pilots in the fast-growing sport of drone racing. Being born with spinal muscular atrophy means Luisa spends much of her time in a wheelchair, and racing has given her a sense of freedom and purpose. Can she continue her sporting success at the highly competitive World Cup?

India's widows suffer from exclusion and stigmatization. For decades, they have been fighting for more rights, with the help of NGOs. For the first time, widows are allowed to celebrate the festival of colors at the Gopinath Temple - a breakthrough.

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Why is it harder for women to get good jobs? Is it a lack of confidence, or the lack of necessary education or training? Or is it gender bias that exists in the corporate world? More and more, women don't really care what's causing the discrimination they face. They just want to overcome it. And some of these women surpass all the hurdles and climb to the top.

Lisbon is considered a dream city; but when it comes to its housing market, many people who live and work here are fighting to survive.

From the waves of Robertsport to the roads of East Africa, this episode crosses borders. We ask why it's so hard to move within Africa, follow a truck driver on the Northern Corridor, and discover Seychelles' Creole culture.

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After decades of stalled talks, Europe has reached a trade turning point: It's been on a deal signing spree, inking mammoth pacts with major powers like India, Indonesia, Australia, Brazil and Argentina. This is a story about how the world recalibrates when the US goes rogue, and the race to rely less on China.

Lifestyle Europe

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23-year-old Luisa Rizzo feels most at home when piloting a drone - either as a cinematographer, or as one of the foremost pilots in the fast-growing sport of drone racing. Being born with spinal muscular atrophy means Luisa spends much of her time in a wheelchair, and racing has given her a sense of freedom and purpose. Can she continue her sporting success at the highly competitive World Cup?

Africa

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Scientists are using AI in many environmental projects to help analyze data and accelerate processes. But at the same time, complex AI systems require significant resources. AI and sustainability: Is it a good fit?

From the waves of Robertsport to the roads of East Africa, this episode crosses borders. We ask why it's so hard to move within Africa, follow a truck driver on the Northern Corridor, and discover Seychelles' Creole culture.

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Lisbon is considered a dream city; but when it comes to its housing market, many people who live and work here are fighting to survive.

Africa

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More than 140 years after its invention, the car remains a source of fascination for many people. In Germany, for example, there are more vehicles on the road than ever before. For some, the car is a cult object. But it also deeply polarizing.

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Across the continent, African creatives are claiming the space reshaping the way we live, remember, and express ourselves. And that's why today we are visiting the Investec Cape Town Art Fair in South Africa.

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An NGO has been planting araucaria trees for 40 years to protect Brazil's Atlantic rainforest. In India, the AI boom is leading to increasing conflicts over water supply.

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