A well-preserved mammoth carcass is found in the remote New Siberian Islands in the Arctic Ocean, opening up the possibility of a world-changing “Jurassic Park” moment in genetics.

In 1858 Charles Darwin struggles to publish one of the most controversial scientific theories ever c...

At the far end of the Alaskan peninsula, for filmmaker Roman Droux a childhood dream comes true. He ...

Many geneticists and archaeologists have long surmised that human life began in Africa. Dr. Spencer ...

The story of three Turkish men. They all grew up in Switzerland and all got deported after various c...

Darwin's great insight – that life has evolved over millions of years by natural selection – has bee...

A scientist explains how the savagery and efficiency of the insect world could result in their takin...

Pro-intelligent design scholars and scientists are often chastised, fired or denied tenured position...

She was a muse, model and performer – a star, dazzling and intense. Lady Shiva managed to rise from ...

The story of life on our planet by the man who has seen more of the natural world than any other. In...

Commentator-comic Bill Maher plays devil's advocate with religion as he talks to believers about the...

An intimate portrayal of the everyday lives of Carthusian monks of the Grande Chartreuse, high in th...
A documentary about the 1999 discovery of a Mastodon skeleton in a Hyde Park backyard.

Zurich-born Hugo Koblet was the first international cycling star of the post-war period. He was a st...

A documentary that explores the natural world of the sea, from the single-celled organism to more co...

Featuring Michael Pollan and based on his best-selling book, this special takes viewers on an explor...

In a search for clues about size, the documentary shows why the sun and planets are so large, why in...
This film deals with the issue of mandatory military service in Switzerland. For four months, from F...

Odyssey of the fortune-teller Daniele von Arb who, aged sixteen, joined the revolutionary undergroun...