42: The Answer to Almost Everything

Who really were our ancestors? And what can our DNA tell us about them and us?

For many scientists, the emergence of living organisms elsewhere in the universe is only a matter of time.

Absurd images have invaded our social media apps. But is this ‘brain rot’ an interesting aesthetic? Or just mindless content?

Since 2004, the Dutch Caribbean island of Curaçao has been home to a dolphin therapy centre.

Ex-footballer turned anti-poverty activist Neven Subotić discusses the books that changed his life.

Ronja meets ex-player Kevin Pannewitz, who was kicked out of professional football due to lack of discipline

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

Does wealth make you happy? Or maybe true wealth is having nothing at all?

Children and young people look to adults as role models, usually their parents, but they also are influenced by their peers.

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

Vanessa Wagner performs Philip Glass’s Piano Etudes with dancers from the Accrorap company.

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

Bach’s St John Passion from Hamburg’s Elbphilharmonie with the NDR vocal ensemble and Concerto Köln conducted by Klaas Stok.

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

White sand, white citrus blossom, white houses – Spain’s Costa Blanca is aptly named.

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

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

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

An encounter between piano and dance in a former foundry.