42: The Answer to Almost Everything

Children often experience their first feelings of love at nursery age.  What does it feel like for children? 

Why do massive inequalities exist despite a global economy that has produced the most wealth in human history?

There have never been more opportunities for sex in our liberated world. But how come we havz less sex today than in the past?

The fact that we have a breathable atmosphere on Earth is largely down to algae. Could these aquatic plants be the secret of solving climate change and saving ourselves and the planet?

Black holes can tell us a lot about the universe. But could they hold the key to understanding our world? 

Scientists have long been convinced that the use of psychedelics can sometimes be beneficial.

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

Sustainable consumption: is it all just greenwashing and deception?

Life emerged about four billion years ago, but exactly where and how it started is unclear. 42 tries to find out the answer.

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.

Legendary Berlin duo Modeselektor return to Sónar Festival with a new live set of eclectic rave sounds.

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

Despite its shift toward authoritarianism, Turkey is a strategic partner for the EU.

With Keir Starmer ‘s resignation, British politics is still unstable after six prime ministers in the ten years since the Brexit vote.

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

Audio pornography leaves room for the imagination while arousing the listener with erotic stories

Spain has seen a surge in visa applications from Americans who want to leave Trump's America.

Ukrainian phenomenon Carpetman brings his swaying electro to the ESNS festival.

The calming voice of Amie Blu in an intimate session.