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The composer Richard Strauss (1864-1949) is still a shining light today. But behind his radiant aura lies a dark shadow. His life was full of...

In Huanchaco, a coastal village in northern Peru, surfing is said to have been invented three thousand years ago by fishermen on "caballitos de...

At a time when our eyes are tiring ever faster, we zoom in on new techniques to combat visual diseases and deficiencies.

As skillful hunters of the deep, we know sharks mainly from tropical seas. We hardly know anything about cold-water sharks. Christina Karliczek...

In Canada and Alaska, the consequences of global warming are being keenly felt by brown bears - but in different ways by different populations. Their...

More than 100,000 individuals will become victims of human trafficking in Europe this year, most of them young women and children. In the face of a...

On 22 July 2016 a German high-school student David Sonboly killed nine people in a seemingly random attack in a Munich shopping-centre. Why do some...

Ava and her girlfriend Sascha are fighting for a tolerant world. When Ava's father comes to stay with them, their own tolerance is tested.

The "Carnival of the Animals" is Camille Saint-Saëns' best-known piece. Saint-Saëns did not want it to be published. On the 100th...

Because of a misunderstanding, Magrit attends a group therapy session. She never thought she'd need it, and yet...

In the heart of our forests, the death of an animal is synonymous with a feast. In the Bavarian Forest National Park, a team of researchers is trying...

In 2020, the contraceptive pill will be 60 and has revolutionized the relationship between the sexes. The Pill brought freedom, but today more and...

Franz Christian Gundlach, known as F. C. Gundlach, influenced an entire generation of photographers, such as Andreas Mühe and Kristian Schuller....

Obituary: since 1984, these death metal veterans have been shaping an impetuous style with incisive riffs and savage growls. Old school, excessive...

This documentary explores the harsh and mysterious environment of Antarctica, focusing on the King George Island research stations. It highlights the...

Italo Svevo (real name Ettore Schmitz) was born in Trieste in 1861 and was almost overlooked as a writer during his lifetime. It was only with his...

Right in the heart of the South China Sea, the Philippines find themselves on the front line of the conflict between Beijing and Washington. As...