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.
A documentary about the 1999 discovery of a Mastodon skeleton in a Hyde Park backyard.

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

An intimate portrayal of the everyday lives of Carthusian monks of the Grande Chartreuse, high in th...

In May of 1982 Julio Cortázar, the Argentinean writer and his companion in life, Carol Dunlop set ou...

Human genetics is one of the most exciting fields in science at the moment. Not only does it advance...

Has the age-old stand-off between science and religion taken a new turn? Can the Bible's account of ...

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

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

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

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

A contemplation on night travelling in various weather conditions through seemingly endless landscap...

The shooting of this peasant chronicle in the Gruyère region of Switzerland lasted a whole year, fro...

Can science help us understand these crimes?

MUHAI TANG – IN THE OCEAN OF MUSIC is a portrait of Chinese conductor Muhai Tang’s extraordinary lif...

A closer look at the science of Human evolution, and how much early humans might've contributed to t...

Earth teems with a staggering variety of animals, including 9,000 kinds of birds, 28,000 types of fi...

David Attenborough takes us on a guided tour through the secret world of plants, to see things no un...

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...