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Summer Solstice Celebrations

The Summer solstice marks the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. This time of the year many countries celebrate the start of summer. Our video explains how the Summer solstice is celebrated in Europe. #summersolstice #explainervideos #celebrations Transcript: alugha Click here to

Formed by ice: The North German Plain

Southern and Northern Germany are topographically very different. But why is the North German Plain so flat? It was shaped by glacial masses during the last two ice ages. Autor: ZDF/Terra X/K22/C. Eppelmann/E. Frank/S. Engel/Kawom/M. Heß Translation and dubbing: alugha Click here to see more vide

Saturn’s Stunning Double Show

Look at the northern and southern aurorae of Saturn and explains how they are produced in this video from NASA. In 2009, there was a rare opportunity to observe both of Saturn's poles simultaneously. The Hubble Space Telescope gathered data over several days, and researchers used the images they gat

Earth's Cryosphere: The Arctic

This video segment adapted from NASA uses satellite imagery to provide an overview of the cryosphere in the northern hemisphere, including the Arctic. Investigate the cryosphere's role in North America, the extent of permafrost in the northern hemisphere, and how the polar regions play a role in reg

Changing Views of Pluto | NASA Planetary Sciences

Learn about seasonal changes on Pluto in this video adapted from NASA. Pluto is one of the largest members of the Kuiper belt, a region of small icy bodies in the outer solar system. Pluto is so tiny and distant that even images from the Hubble Space Telescope do not show much detail. Extensive comp

What If The United Kingdom Split Up?

After over 210 years of unification, the United Kingdom is looking shaky. An independence referendum in 2014 saw Scots questioning whether or not to decapitate a kingdom, and the Brexit vote of 2016 began unpicking the seams of an already worn stitch between the four unified countries. As politics r

Why is there so much salt in Germany?

The salt dates back to a time when vast parts of Germany were covered by a warm, salty sea. Our journey takes us back about 258 to 251 million years to the Zechstein Sea. Authors: ZDF/Terra X/O. Gurr/L. Bockius/E. Jesse/KawomGbR/K22/M. Heß Translation and dubbing: alugha Click here to see more vi