The Biosphere Experiment - Making of

In the age of the metaverse, are we losing grip of reality as we know it?

Athletes must play with energy, optimise it, transform it, and conserve it

If only 0.4 percent more carbon could be put into the earth every year, the increase in greenhouse gas emissions would stop immediately.

Many people using Google maps to navigate urban spaces. But what if we could reinvent maps to show us more than just the fastest route from A to B? 

 Twist meets the singular people who dive into dange,r be they artists, scientists, climbers or photojournalists.

How can you feed yourself self-sufficiently in the desert? An ancient superfood could hold the answer.

The scale of our world tests the capacity of the human brain, which struggles to understand the vastness of the universe.

In the biosphere, every waste product becomes a precious resource. Corentin and Caroline set out to find the most ingenious ways of reusing everything.

How can Caroline and Corentin obtain enough water to survive in such an extreme environment? The answer lies in some ingenious low-tech.

How can we have more fulfilling sex? Ronja von Rönne meets couples and singles who have reinvented their sexuality.

Using the latest technology, researchers are discovering the bright colours of ancient Greek art and architecture.  

From queer cake sitting to sex positive tasting evenings, Tracks finds out about food and sexuality.

Discrimination against the LGBTQ+ community is on the rise across Europe, despite stronger equal rights laws.

As Berlin-based label Ostgut Ton turns 16, ARTE Concert celebrates in style

The UN is in crisis as its Special Rapporteur accuses Israel of genocide in Gaza. Will Palestine be its downfall?

Europe is facing a tsunami of cocaine with the illegal drug being smuggled in via the Atlantic coasts of Spain and Portugal. 

How can you feed yourself self-sufficiently in the desert? An ancient superfood could hold the answer.

42-year-old Armen Grigoryan is the youngest barber in the timeless atmosphere of the oldest barbershop in Armenia.

Naturism has a long history in Germany and in the UK. but fewer young people are taking up the lifestyle.