An Exceptional Species

Athletes must play with energy, optimise it, transform it, and conserve it

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. 

In France, in the Massif Central, Sarah Singla practices conservation agriculture.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

As the world heats up, cities around the world are responding to the challenges of climate change with fresh ideas.