Deutsche Welle - Science

1. Vaping: Safer than cigarettes or a new health crisis?

   Vaping and e-cigarettes have long been suggested as a safer option for smokers. But are the mystery compounds created when using them simply delivering lung problems a different way?

2. NASA cuts: ESA in talks about the 'full repercussions'

   As the US shifts its ambitions to Mars, cuts to its national space agency will also affect the work of European researchers, and their efforts to get to the moon

3. What's behind the recent measles outbreaks around the world?

   Vaccine programs almost eradicated measles, but cases are rising again in every part of the world. Health advisors say it's a 'wake-up call' for renewed vaccination efforts.

4. Korea's Haenyeo women divers developed genetic superpower

   A generations-long culture of deep-diving among women on a South Korean Island may have changed their genetic evolution. A study shows potential for medical discoveries.

5. How speaking multiple languages changes your brain

   Learning new languages physically changes your brain and increases your cognitive abilities. But what really happens in the brain, and does speaking many languages really make you smarter?

6. Climate change is both sinking, and lifting, South Africa

   As seas rise along South Africa’s coastlines, a natural counterforce is at play, drought. New research reveals that parts of the country are slowly lifting out of the ocean due to water loss underground.