Ausbilder Schmidt is a character played by comedian Holger Müller, who is known for his satire. Here we get Schmidt's take on environmentalism.

The UNESCO World Heritage site Messel Pit is one of the excavation sites that yields the largest number of fossils worldwide. Professors as well as students split the slate in order to find well preserved fossils.

Reporters from the German magazine Auto Bild are visiting the annual International Auto Show in Frankfurt. Here, they show us which cars were the tops and the flops - and tell us why. Schaut mal rein!

Since 1960, the drive-in cinema has been luring young and old to Gravenbruch near Frankfurt/Main with its unusual concept.

The 63rd International Automobile Exhibition (IAA) in Frankfurt proves a success despite the surrounding financial crisis. With a total of 100 world premiers, the car industry took the opportunity to show off their new innovations on the world stage, focusing especially on electric and hybrid vehicles.

Germany is known for the lack of an enforced speed limit on their highways. However, driving fast means driving extra carefully, and requires a lot of experience.

Germany, ever a leader in automotive technology, will have to wait until 2025 before fully-automated vehicles are allowed on the autobahn. Continental may be ahead of the curve in Europe, but unless the EU makes a new law, the Google driverless car will stay hot on their heels. (video copyright dpa)

Ayliva is a young singer who released her first album in March 2021. The song "Butterflies" is about a bad break-up and wishing one didn't have to go through it.

Ayliva is a German musician with Turkish roots. The song "Deine Schuld" ("Your Fault") is a power ballad that addresses the topic of abusive relationships.

The ballad "Lieb mich" ("Love me") by AYLIVA is about the longing for love and forgiveness, about vulnerability and the fear of losing someone.

The rivalry between the cities Frankfurt and Offenbach is quite well-known in Germany. As a native of Hessia and half of the comedy duo "Badesalz," Henni Nachtsheim is an expert when it comes to the jokes that have resulted from the feud.

If you would like to attend the Oktoberfest, you will need to know a bit of Bavarian dialect. Here is a little crash course from

Thomas Raudnitzky from Rhein-Main-TV interviews actress and singer Barbara Schöneberger about the Wine Ball, her baby and her long-term aims in life.

Thomas Raudnitzky from RheinMain Szene tries his luck in the lottery at the Ball of Wine.

Franz Beckenbauer explains how it was a slap in the face which lead him to FC Bayern after beginning his career as a schoolboy in his hometown of Giesing. He enjoys food, but cooking is not for him, he says.