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Lea Albrecht
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Lea Albrecht

Science reporter and editor. Passionate about breaking down complex scientific topics. Areas of focus: earth observation, space exploration and sex ed. Creator of Sex & the Body, a video series about female sexuality.

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Featured stories by Lea Albrecht

Two rhinos being fed by a person dressed in green

Last chance for the northern white rhino

Using modern medicine, scientists are making a last-minute attempt to rescue the northern white rhino from extinction.
ScienceFebruary 23, 202407:10 min
The two symbols for men and women stadning next to each other, both thinking about love and sex, symbolized by a thought balloon with beating hearts. Title picture for the episode about female libido from the series "Sex & the Body".

The female libido: What drives women’s sex drive?

And is it different from male sexual desire? We check out hormones, misconceptions and the wonders of the weekend.
HealthSeptember 29, 202310:55 min
PZUD Maurer | Projekt Zukunft

Life after weightlessness

Astronaut Matthias Maurer tells DW what impact his six month trip to space had on his body.
ScienceAugust 19, 202207:20 min
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Volcanoes in the lab: Researchers cook up magma and lava

Volcanoes in the lab: Researchers cook up magma and lava

No one can see what magma is doing beneath the Earth’s surface. Researchers have to model how it acts in the lab.
ScienceJuly 2, 202412:45 min
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Villarrica in Chile — lahars and pyroclastic flows

Villarrica in Chile — lahars and pyroclastic flows

The Villarrica volcano in Chile is one of the most active in South America — and one of the most dangerous.
ScienceJuly 2, 202409:32 min
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Hunga-Tonga volcano eruption sparks concern

Hunga-Tonga volcano eruption sparks concern

Researchers are calling for closer monitoring following the 2022 Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano eruption.
ScienceJuly 2, 202405:32 min
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Simulated eruptions — Explosions in the laboratory

Simulated eruptions — Explosions in the laboratory

Explosion or gentle eruption? Laboratory experiments show how magma erupts and explodes
ScienceDecember 16, 202300:37 min
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250 tons of colonial history

250 tons of colonial history

Why fossils have remained packed up for over a century, and their connection to German colonial rule in Africa.
ScienceJuly 20, 202308:19 min
Sex & the Body - Episode 7 - Fertility: How do a sperm cell and and an egg cell get to have a romantic rendez-vous? The picture shows a sperm and an egg cell sitting around a table with two glasses of wine and a candle.

Age, menstrual cycle, sports: Factors influencing fertility

Age, menstrual cycle, sports: Factors influencing fertility

Here's what age has to do with fertility, how you can know how fertile you are and what it takes to get pregnant.
HealthAugust 2, 202211:22 min
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