Non-Fiction Autumn 2024

Between March 1990 and December 1991, a global superpower collapsed. During this time of economic and social upheaval, the Soviet republics and their sub-regions declared their independence from ...

Along the new Silk Road, China is extending its power into places the West has left behind. While the US has the tech advantage in many fields, China has the biggest production capacity in the wo...

Where we live directly affects our health and social wellbeing. But while wealthy urbanites secure luxuriously renovated, centrally located character properties, the rest of us are pushed ever fu...

Black button eyes, impressive incisors, a big paddle for a tail, thick fur – beavers are not only pretty, but smart, empathetic, communicative, playful and actually very shy. When the Kutschenrei...

What would trees tell us, if they could talk? Almost ten years after the publication of Wohlleben’s "The Secret Life of Trees", scientists have made so many new discoveries that it’s now time for...

Hamas’s assault on Israel on 7 October 2023 has started a new war – with devastating consequences for people on both sides, but especially those living in Gaza. At any moment, the violence could ...

Elite researchers around the world agree: one day, it will be possible for us to remain fit and healthy into our mid-90s, and a lifespan of 120 years will be a reality for many of us who are aliv...

Roads blocked by protesting farmers on their tractors and climate activists gluing themselves to the tarmac, exploding energy prices and rents, anger at the Green Party’s policies, growing right-...

Humanity cannot move away from fossil fuels fast enough. The Paris Agreement's goal of limiting global warming to a maximum of 2 degrees Celsius can hardly be achieved. This means a fight for sur...

During the final days of the war, chaos and violence reign. One day, Soviet soldiers storm a villa near Potsdam and arrest the Berlin hotel owner Louis Adlon. For thirteen days, his wife Hedda fo...