Ancient Greek scholars knew the difference between the solar and lunar year. While the earth revolves around the sun once in the course of a year, the moon revolves around the earth about twelve times. Author: ZDF/Terra X/Tobias Schultes/WENDEVARGA Translation and dubbing: alugha Click here to wa
According to one of the scientific theories of the origin of the Earth, the planets were formed in the distant past by a collision of billions of small celestial bodies - with the element gold as a component in the building material of the galaxies. Author: ZDF/Terra X/Mirror TV/Jens Nicolai/Olive
A river flows because water always follows the natural gradient on the earth's surface. All flowing waters follow the line of least resistance. River curves have developed naturally over thousands of years. They are called meanders. Author: ZDF/Terra X/Bilderfest/Florian Breier, Christian Stiefenho
The War in Space, released in Japan as Great Planet War (惑星大戦争, Wakusei Daisensō"), is a tokusatsu science fiction film produced and released by Toho Studios in 1977. While the concept and production of The War in Space was spurred by the international success of Star Wars, the film is actually an
One-third of our country is covered by forest - 90 billion trees in total. But what did it look like 18,000 years ago? Authors: ZDF/Terra X/Katharina Kohl/Petra Höfer/Freddie Röckenhaus/M. Heß Translation and dubbing: alugha Click here to see more videos: https://alugha.com/TerraX
According to United Nations calculations, the world's population cracked the eight-billion threshold for the first time in November 2022. How did humanity get to this point? Author: ZDF/Terra X/Daniela Busch/Julia Bruch/Maximilian Mohr Translation and dubbing: alugha Click here to see more videos
Building with wood could make an enormous difference to the climate balance of our cities. Less CO2 emissions and more CO2 storage in wood would be the positive consequences. Author: ZDF/Terra X/J. Kneser/J. Balducci/A. Laugier/Maximilian Mohr Translation and dubbing: alugha Click here to see mor
A decree issued by the French Navy in 1858 describes the striped sweater for the first time. Under a canvas shirt, sailors had to wear a striped sweater. Coco Chanel later made it fashionable. Authors: ZDF/Terra X/Björn Raddatz/Maximilian Heß Translation and dubbing: alugha Click here to see more
When ice crystals at high altitudes in cirrus clouds refract sunlight, a halo appears. But a classic halo is only visible when the light exits at an angle of 22 degrees. Autor: ZDF/Terra Xpress/Autorenkombinat/Birthe Heer/Sebastian Kerz/Tobias Schönke/Maximilian Heß Translation and dubbing: alugha
A significant new phosphate deposit has been discovered in Norway's fjord landscape in Europe. The discovery could resolve ethical and geopolitical conflicts over this critical raw material in Europe. Authors: ZDF/Terra X/K22/C. Eppelmann/E. Frank/S. Engel/Kawom/M. Heß Translation and dubbing: alu
When there is a chemical imbalance in the body, such as during stress, endocannabinoids are released. They bind to the matching receptors, regulating the activity of the nerve cells. This allows the body to counteract the imbalance. Authors: ZDF/Terra X/J. v. Kalkreuth/M. Richter-Jähring/D. da Cruz
In agriculture, methane is primarily produced by ruminants during digestion and from the storage and spreading of slurry. Cows, in particular, are often blamed for climate change. But why do cattle produce a gas that harms the climate? Authors: ZDF/Terra X/GO! Film/Florian Fiedler/A. Plascher/Lisa
