Hothouse Earth (1/2)

Can past changes in our climate tell us more about the environmental crises we are facing today?

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

 If the carbon in the peatlands is released into the atmosphere, it would be an ecological disaster.

In this episode, we discover with the journalist Pierre Girard how cows can make the activity of a farm more respectful of nature.

Russian geophysicists want to prevent the permafrost from thawing due to climate change. 

The solution to having your plans upset? Don't make plans

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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