An Exceptional Species

Fifty years after man's first small step, the promise of colonisation and tourist trips to the Moon seem almost within reach. But is the moon ready for us?

The universe is big. So big, that surely 'Earthlings' can't possibly be the only form of intelligent life

In only one year of operation, the James Webb Space Telescope has revolutionised the way the universe is observed.

Be they mermaids or octopuses, artists are pushing the boundaries of species and challenging the place of human beings at the top. 

Can infinity be defined? is it something that we can feel? And can we express it in a work of art?

Between pounding techno, visual explorations and performance art: Two top DJs duet at the Stone Techno festival.

As well as being a top DJ, Dominik Eulberg is also a scientist and an environmentalist. He likes to include sounds of nature into his techno music.

In the history of the earth, the age of man is no more than a brief moment in time.

The probability of life existing nowhere else but on Earth is slim.

Marking the opening of the 60th edition of the Montreux Jazz Festival, RAYE invites a host of international pop stars to join her on stage for an evening of music.

An odyssey through Iran in search of a lost father for one Tehrani teenager and her friends.

After years of moving towards a cashfree society, Europe is weighing up the risks.

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

It’s a police investigation that stretches to 1,000 pages. ARTE Book Club focuses on the highly acclaimed Russian classic.

What does hair symbolise in the visual arts, from the 15th century to the present day?

Nick Cave brings the full force of his live performance, filled with mystical fervour and passionate celebration, to Paris.

In the 17th century, many Dutch women painters excelled at depicting the natural world in their art.

British band bring Me The Horizon bring their power metalcore to the main stage at Hellfest.

Fixer Ignace Ivlev-Yorke reports from a Ukrainian army unit on the frontline.