The Mechanics of Strength

An obsolete communication pylon in the middle of the Belgian countryside. Why is it worth its weight in gold?

After a four-year delay, the ESA hopes Ariane 6, which represents an enormous technical challenge, will take off without a hitch.

The European Space Agency and NASA have both developed probes to deflect asteroids from their trajectories.

The European probe Euclid took off successfully on 1 July 2023. Its objective is ambitious: to attempt to solve the enigma of dark matter and above all dark energy, which make up 95% of the universe.

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

French journalist Xavier de La Porte looks at how translation tools work and how they could change language.

Trampoliners can spin up to 50 times in the space of just 20 seconds

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

Since antiquity, scientists have tracked down the principles behind the movements of moving things, from planets to athletes

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

Was everything better in the past? Twist meets nostalgia enthusiasts to find out.

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

With growing incursions since the start of the war in Ukraine, the EU hopes to implement an anti-drone shield.

As the world heats up, cities around the world are responding to the challenges of climate change with fresh ideas.

With one of his paintings, Gerhard Richter made an intervention into a long-running an passionate debate: Which way round should you put the toilet roll?

The city of stars on the steppe is the largest space launch facility in the world and crucial to the Soviet space programme.

It seems that scientist have proven that the enigmatic gaze of the Mona Lisa does not follow you as you move around the room. So why did we think that in the first place?

Once a year, the quiet city of Clisson is transformed into the European capital of metal.

Hellfest kicks off now! Day one of France's most famous heavy metal festival includes sets from Shelter and The Plot In You.