In Germany’s overheated housing market, students can spend months searching for a room. But some have found a smart solution: Moving in with retired people and paying less for housing in exchange for help with the garden, groceries, or cooking. A win-win situation? | DW Stories

In Germany, a new wave of socially driven innovation is offering warmth, privacy, and dignity to people experiencing homelessness. Engineers and humanitarian-focused startups have created curved solar shelters—lightweight, dome-shaped pods that open and close like protective clamshells—designed to give unhoused individuals a safe place to rest, even in harsh weather. Each pod is crafted from recycled thermoplastic panels that naturally curve into a sturdy, insulated dome. The exterior is lined w