An Exceptional Species

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

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

Biodiversity is good for the environment but also for our taste buds.

The scale of our world tests the capacity of the human brain, which struggles to understand the vastness of the universe.

Human beings created art, science, philosophy and religion. But they have also exploited the world and each other and could make their planet uninhabitable.

The probability of life existing nowhere else but on Earth is slim.

How can you feed yourself self-sufficiently in the desert? An ancient superfood could hold the answer.

You might think that human beings are unique for their superior brain power. And yet, we are by no means the only species with intelligence.

Although dominant on Earth, human beings remain dependent, for its continued existence, on the interconnected web of life of all species.  

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.

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

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

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

Loulou is the hilarious story of the unbreakable friendship between Loulou and her three best friends Alice, Marie and Max. Season 1 follows the four friends as they deal with her unplanned pregnancy. And when her child appears in season 2 it's just the beginning of Loulou’s travails.

Lulu's young, and carefree. And pregnant. She's not ready. What now? 

Fueling Cambodia's construction boom are brick factories where workers are paid a pittance, trapped in debt bondage.

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

As youth crime rises, some EU nations want to lower the age of criminal responsibility and jail minors.

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