42: The Answer to Almost Everything

The universe is big. So big, that surely 'Earthlings' can't possibly be the only form of intelligent life

Black holes can tell us a lot about the universe. But could they hold the key to understanding our world? 

Why do massive inequalities exist despite a global economy that has produced the most wealth in human history?

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

Linked to obesity and diabetes, sugar may even have a lasting impact on our brains.

There have never been more opportunities for sex in our liberated world. But how come we havz less sex today than in the past?

The fact that we have a breathable atmosphere on Earth is largely down to algae. Could these aquatic plants be the secret of solving climate change and saving ourselves and the planet?

Ar eggs good or bad for us? What food we consume is important for our health, so what should we actually eat?

Positive utopias and tales of a better world seem to have vanished from science fiction. But why?

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.

With Keir Starmer ‘s resignation, British politics is still unstable after six prime ministers in the ten years since the Brexit vote.

Cologne, Autumn 1944: In the bombed-out city, a small group of young people put up armed resistance against the Nazi regime

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

Audio pornography leaves room for the imagination while arousing the listener with erotic stories

Legendary Berlin duo Modeselektor return to Sónar Festival with a new live set of eclectic rave sounds.

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

When Pope Leo XIV spoke out against war, President Trump criticised the leader of the catholic church, which caused a backlash.

Despite its shift toward authoritarianism, Turkey is a strategic partner for the EU.

Straits across the world are crucial for global trade and provide strategic advantages for neighbouring countries.