An Exceptional Species

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

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

Biodiversity is good for the environment but also for our taste buds.

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

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

The probability of life existing nowhere else but on Earth is slim.

You might think that human beings are unique for their superior brain power. And yet, we are by no means the only species with intelligence.

In the history of the earth, the age of man is no more than a brief moment in time.

Although dominant on Earth, human beings remain dependent, for its continued existence, on the interconnected web of life of all species.  

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.

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

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

What does hair symbolise in the visual arts, from the 15th century to the present day?

With growing incursions since the start of the war in Ukraine, the EU hopes to implement an anti-drone shield.

British band bring Me The Horizon bring their power metalcore to the main stage at Hellfest.

Loulou is the hilarious story of the unbreakable friendship between Loulou and her three best friends Alice, Marie and Max. Season 1 follows the four friends as they deal with her unplanned pregnancy. And when her child appears in season 2 it's just the beginning of Loulou’s travails.

Fueling Cambodia's construction boom are brick factories where workers are paid a pittance, trapped in debt bondage.

Nick Cave brings the full force of his live performance, filled with mystical fervour and passionate celebration, to Paris.

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