An Exceptional Species

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

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

Ex-footballer turned anti-poverty activist Neven Subotić discusses the books that changed his life.

The Tate brothers have wide influence in the manosphere from their home in Romania.

 Twist meets the singular people who dive into dange,r be they artists, scientists, climbers or photojournalists.

Can three long covid sufferers find relief in new treatments in Cyprus?  

The peaceful town of Prince George in British Columbia often receives visitors from the surrounding forest: Bears.

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

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

Cologne, Autumn 1944: In the bombed-out city, a small group of young people put up armed resistance against the Nazi regime

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

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

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

The Sado river, south of Lisbon, has been transformed from a polluted area to a regenerated biodiverse habitat.

Major disasters throughout history have helped to lower inequality. Is this still the case today?

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

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

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