The Virus Island

Plastic waste at sea is being colonised by bacteria. How will this affect marine ecosystems?

On board the FS Meteor a team of German researchers spend five weeks at sea studying the unknown depths of the Atllantic Ocean.

In this episode of Psyche, we explore burn-out: when exhaustion becomes an everyday reality.

Shipwrecks in the North Sea represent a serious threat to the environment and human life.

A complex feeling that is both problematic and useful, the latest research on boredom.

Pain therapist Dr Alessio Faliva and psychotherapist Verena Pförtner explain why chronic pain is a disease in its own right.

Patients and therapists talk about their experiences of psychotherapy.

Schizophrenia is a complex mental disorder that is often misunderstood and stereotyped.

When the fear of illness becomes the illness.

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

Culture magazine Twist meets artists and creatives to discuss insomnia and how it manifests in their art.

Claude Monet made the cliffs at Étretat famous, but the charming town now suffers from overtourism.

Using the latest technology, researchers are discovering the bright colours of ancient Greek art and architecture.  

Cultural workers are calling for a Europe-wide work status that protects artists in the face of shrinking budgets and the rise of AI.

Jean-Michel Jarre sets up his equipment on Seville's Plaza de España for an immersive concert-show.

A look back at the Jeffrey Epstein's life and how the Epstein Files are exposing corruption at the highest level.

ow can we age well? Ronja von Rönne trys to find out by talking to chimney sweep Norbert Skrobek, who is close to retirement and Monika Gutte who defies age with a zest for life

Slovenia has experienced a turbulent campaign for the parliamentary elections on Sunday 22 March.