How to Die Clever

Human beings created art, science, philosophy and religion. But they have also exploited the world and each other and could make their planet uninhabitable.

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

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

With seduction and declarations of love, young men emotionally manipulate their ‘girlfriends’ to use them as prostitutes.

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

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

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

Children and young people share their very personal experiences of their bodies and child psychologists and neurosciencists provide insights.

Why do so many world maps place Europe at the centre? Why not Australia? And why is the north always at the top? 

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

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.

The calming voice of Amie Blu in an intimate session.

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

After years of moving towards a cashfree society, Europe is weighing up the risks.

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

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

It’s a police investigation that stretches to 1,000 pages. ARTE Book Club focuses on the highly acclaimed Russian classic.

An old man swims in the sea. As he moves through the water, memories resurface... 

In the 17th century, many Dutch women painters excelled at depicting the natural world in their art.