A giant ball of gas with a temperature of up to 15 million degrees, the Sun is the origin of life on Earth and still holds many secrets...

Over five episodes we explore the life and career of the first planetary pop star of the 21st century: Britney Spears.

At 89 years old, Holocaust Gidon Lev is a social media star who fights antisemitism and Holocaust denial online.

The eventful career of the action star from Belgium, nicknamed the Muscles from Brussels.

Tom Cruise is regarded as Hollywood’s leading action star, but in his private life he is not without his critics.

An exploration of the hugely popular action films that play into our deepest fears about artificial intelligence.

In 1956 a miracle saves the finances of the micro-state: the glamourous American star Grace Kelly.

The steam engine marked the beginning of the fossil fuel era. But was it really this invention that triggered the Industrial Revolution? 

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

Lured by a huge Chinese market, Hollywood has ceded to Beijing's censorship in recent decades.

Since the beginning of the 2010s and the arrival of voluptuous stars like Kim Kardashian, beauty standards have changed: buttocks have dethroned breasts.

The scale of our world tests the capacity of the human brain, which struggles to understand the vastness of the universe.

A station with 40 satellite antennas belonging to Elon Musk's Starlink network is to be built in Switzerland.

Over the course of his thirty-year career, Brad Pitt has never stopped challenging his image as a sex symbol. 

When Artem and Eva decide to make an amateur porn video to fund their studies, their relationship is sorely tested.

Black holes could fulfil all our energy needs. But is it possible to harness their formidable power?

We are all familiar with fear and know how unpleasant it feels. Should we just accept it or is there a positive way to deal with fear?

In Mexico, narcocorrido is a popular new genre that with lyrics praising the drug cartels, is also proving highly controversial.

More and more cities are building iconic buildings by star architects to boost their international profile. But does it work?

Actress and director Hafsia Herzi looks back at a career filled with choices, constraints and hope.