Mapping the World

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

What do we mean by energy sufficiency? And wow does the concept provide an answer to the energy crisis?

The 2015 Paris Climate Agreement created a political and legal framework for definitively limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees.

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

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?

When the fear of illness becomes the illness.

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

Venice’s resident population is sinking as 30 million tourists visit every year. Can the last Venetians be saved?

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

 Artists Satch Hoyt and Juan Covelli challenge colonial narratives and spark debate about the restitution of cultural artefacts.

Cancer patients are campaigning to draw attention to the impact of political decisions on cancer rates.

The British singer and guitarist performs live in an 18th-century European glassworks.

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

With Putin's wars and Trump's return, Europe is forced to rethink its security and autonomy.

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.

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

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

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

With one of his paintings, Gerhard Richter made an intervention into a long-running an passionate debate: Which way round should you put the toilet roll?

It seems that scientist have proven that the enigmatic gaze of the Mona Lisa does not follow you as you move around the room. So why did we think that in the first place?

The city of stars on the steppe is the largest space launch facility in the world and crucial to the Soviet space programme.

A hunter, an activist and a tattoo artist:Three Greenlandic women talk about their pride in belonging to the Inuit people.

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