42: The Answer to Almost Everything

Climate change could get dramatically worse if certain tipping points are reached.

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

Climate change is putting pressure on mountain tourism across Europe.

In 2024, India experienced the longest heatwave in its history with temperatures soared to over 50°C.

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

Northern Sweden is pioneering green hydrogen steel production, a project closely watched across Europe.

Too much or too little water: signs of climate change are causing problems in Hungary.

Member states threatened by wildfires can currently call on the EU's civil protection mechanism. But could a united EU firefighting force be created in future?

Bolivia's second largest lake, has recently dried up, leaving behind a salt desert where Lake Poopó once was.

As wildfires in California become more widespread and fierce every year, the state fire department is adapting its strategy: deliberately setting fire to sections of bush as they fight fire with fire.

Satellite images of Hurricane Otis racked up 16 million views on social media. Why is exteme weather imagery so popular?

What lessons are being learnt in Canada from the devastating forest fires of Québec in summer 2023?

New forests in New Zealand, planted to absorb greenhouse gases come with unexpected environmental problems.

A crucial dilemma for Greenland: Mine their rich natural resources or concentrate on agriculture?

Svalbard lies halfway between Norway and the North Pole and has more polar bears than human inhabitants. This starkly beautiful land is on the frontline of climate change with dramatic and visible changes over the last decade making it the fastest warming place on earth.

China and the Netherlands are especially at risk. How can coastal communities adapt to the threat of rising sea levels?

Could genome editing or synthetic biology save the planet's wildlife and ultimately save ourselves?

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

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

What should Europe do about its damaged and depleted soil?

If only 0.4 percent more carbon could be put into the earth every year, the increase in greenhouse gas emissions would stop immediately.

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

Rather than leaving the cannabis market to unscrupulous dealers, should the state legalise and regulate the drug?

Children often experience their first feelings of love at nursery age.  What does it feel like for children? 

Could our economy be organised differently and even shrink?

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

From queer cake sitting to sex positive tasting evenings, Tracks finds out about food and sexuality.

How 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

Prince was a diamond with many facets

A performance of Khatchaturian’s virtuosic violin concerto and Stravinsky’s ground-breaking The Rite of Spring.

Paris city hall is pursuing a green traffic policy: Less cars, more bicycles. But not everybody is pleased.

They are reclaiming their bodies and freely expressing their sexuality: A focus on sex positive popstars in contemporary culture.

When Lolo's father is diagnosed with cancer, everything goes off the rails in this darkly funny story of family infighting.

In Brussels, the Commission is hoping for a fresh start in relations with Hungary.