The Great Smog of London

We have released so many toxic chemicals that we have caused existential damage to our ecosystem.

As wildfires in California become more widespread and fierce every year, the state fire department is adapting its strategy: deliberately setting fire to sections of bush as they fight fire with fire.

A city divided between Belgium and the Netherlands, and scene of a murder? Welcome to Baarle.

As the Iranian regime brutally crushes the people’s resistance, brave Iranians still try and make their voices heard.

 Artists Satch Hoyt and Juan Covelli challenge colonial narratives and spark debate about the restitution of cultural artefacts.

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

In 1959, at the height of the cold war, the Americans set up a military base in the far north of Greenland. 

A technical feat and the pride of Ukraine, this is the story of a giant of aviation history, the Antonov AN-225 Mriya.

After the fall of the Berlin Wall, East Germans had to get used to a new way of consuming, working, and living. 

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

A complex feeling that is both problematic and useful, the latest research on boredom.

They are reclaiming their bodies and freely expressing their sexuality: A focus on sex positive popstars in contemporary culture.

Vanessa Wagner performs Philip Glass’s Piano Etudes with dancers from the Accrorap company.

Bach’s St John Passion from Hamburg’s Elbphilharmonie with the NDR vocal ensemble and Concerto Köln conducted by Klaas Stok.

How can we age well? Ronja von Rönne trys to find out by talking to chimney sweep Norbert Skrobek, who is close to retirement and Monika Gutte who defies age with a zest for life

Paris city hall is pursuing a green traffic policy: Less cars, more bicycles. But not everybody is pleased.

Children and young people look to adults as role models, usually their parents, but they also are influenced by their peers.

Plastic waste at sea is being colonised by bacteria. How will this affect marine ecosystems?

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