Roots

Biodiversity is good for the environment but also for our taste buds.

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

Over the last ten years, the number of young farmers has risen by 13% in Italy, more than anywhere else in Europe.

A Peruvian farmer is suing the German energy giant RWE for its carbon emissions in what is a landmark case. 

Agriculture has radically transformed the land and our way of life. But could foodstuffs created with biotechnology spell the end of traditional farming?

Sustainable consumption: is it all just greenwashing and deception?

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.

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

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.

Behind the glitzy facade of the World Cup... there's a darker side to the world of football.

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

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

Another day in paradise for heavy metal fans with Obscura, Anthrax, Septicflesh and more.

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?

Our coverage continues for a second day with sets from Sepultura, Carach Angren, Rotting Christ, Malevolence and Sabaton.

With years past since the EU referendum, there seems to be a sea change in the UK. But does Britain really regret Brexit?