How climate models work (ZDF, Terra_X)
How do climate researchers generate their forecasts? This video explains how modern climate models work.
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Why Don’t Sleeping Birds Fall Off Branches?
When a bird lands on a branch, it bends its legs, tightening the tendons and curling its toes around the branch. The deeper it squats, the tighter its grip becomes. Authors: ZDF/3sat/nano/Autorenkombinat/Holger Barthel und Daniel Beißmann/Markus Wohn/Maximilian Heß Translation and dubbing: alugha
Feudalism in the Middle Ages
Medieval society was built on the feudal system. Lords granted their land, while vassals pledged loyalty in return. The famous feudal pyramid illustrates the rigid hierarchies of the time. Authors: ZDF/Terra X/G. Graffe/C. Moroni/Gruppe 5/Maximilian Heß Translation and dubbing: alugha Click here
The Three Stages of a Body's Decomposition
When a person dies, their body decomposes, and its components return to the natural cycle of life. Decomposition happens in three main stages: autolysis, putrefaction, and decay. Authors: ZDF/Terra X/Bilderfest/Tillman Graach/Fabian Brokmeier/Maximilian Rügamer/Tim Uhlendorf/Maximilian Heß Transla
How can temperature be defined?
Atoms and molecules are always in motion. Temperature reflects how intensely they move. The faster they move, the hotter it gets, and vice versa, right down to absolute zero, where everything stops. To define temperature, there are different scales. Authors: ZDF/TerraX plus/Bilderfest/Paul Grumer/M
The most important climate factors
How sun, clouds, CO2 and other factors determine the climate. The video clip was created in collaboration with meteorologist Prof. Dr. Stephan Borrmann, Professor at the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz and Scientific Member at the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, and climate scientist Dr. Di
What is the Wallace Line?
In the island world of Southeast Asia, the animal worlds seem strangely separated. How come? In the 19th century, naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace had a theory. Source: https://www.zdf.de/dokumentation/terra-x/was-ist-die-wallace-linie-creative-commons-clip-100.html https://www.zdf.de/dokumentati
Endangered lion populations
Lions play an important role in the ecological balance in their habitats. This was already the case two million years ago. In the meantime, many populations are threatened with extinction. The situation is particularly critical in West and Central Africa. https://www.zdf.de/dokumentation/terra-x/b
Volcanism in the Andes
The volcanoes of the Andes are particularly explosive. The oceanic plate that dips below the continental one contains a lot of water. The water evaporates in the glowing magma. High pressure is created, which discharges at the Earth's surface in massive volcanoes. Source: https://www.zdf.de/dokumen
Dogs in ancient Rome
Lap dogs were probably showered with luxury and pampered as never before in history. But not all Romans wanted these little dogs. Hunting dogs were common as well: greyhounds, bloodhounds or massive Molossians. Source: https://www.zdf.de/dokumentation/terra-x/hunde-im-antiken-rom-creative-commons-
What do local politicians do?
Laws for Germany are passed in the Bundestag. Local politicians primarily manage the money of their municipality. For example, they can decide whether a new playground should be built in the municipality or how many buses should run. Source: https://www.zdf.de/dokumentation/terra-x/kommunalpolitike