42: The Answer to Almost Everything

Linked to obesity and diabetes, sugar may even have a lasting impact on our brains.

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

As early as 2025, more tasks will be performed by robots and artificial intelligence than by human beings. 

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

Does wealth make you happy? Or maybe true wealth is having nothing at all?

How should we know which job to choose? And do dream jobs really make us happy? Ronja von Rönne investigates.

Aicha and Ceyda both come from poorer backgrounds which has made things harder for them in life.

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

Many of us want to organise our interiors by clearing out and decluttering. But does tidying up make us happy?

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

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

Political pressure and dwindling public funding mean that Europe’s museums are struggling to stay afloat.

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

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

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

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

Colombia is blighted by ultra-violent street gangs with children as young as ten years old being recruited to sell drugs, steal, intimidate and kill.

Rock icon Kim Gordon unleashes the unbridled energy of her brand new album Play Meat at the Trianon in Paris . 

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