Homo Plasticus

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

When the fear of illness becomes the illness.

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

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

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

Data Sources reveals how Western companies are helping the authoritarian regime in Kazakhstan to create a mass surveillance system.

We talk about the plastic surgery craze with French plastic surgeons Mauricio de Maio and Oren Marco and philosopher Heather Widdows.

The medical field, whose benchmark remains the male body, seems to neglect the physiological particularities of women.

Could microbes hold the key to understanding the increase in a number of chronic conditions and allergies?

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

Schumann, Prokofiev and Mozart are on the programme with pianist Elisabeth Leonskaja as soloist, conducted by Iván Fischer.

Was everything better in the past? Twist meets nostalgia enthusiasts to find out.

To speed up deportations, the EU is set to authorise detention centres beyond its borders.

Opened in 1932, the art deco cinema is a major venue for film premieres with its huge auditorium.

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

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

A performance by pianist Yuja Wang as part of an exhibition devoted to David Hockney at Lightroom in London.

The UN is in crisis as its Special Rapporteur accuses Israel of genocide in Gaza. Will Palestine be its downfall?

Black market Botox clinics and DIY injections are putting people’s health at risk.