The world is split up into seven continents: North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia and Antarctica. But that wasn't always the case. What if our landmasses never saw the great break they did millions of years ago? How would life be on earth now. Click here to see more videos:
What would it take to build an entire continent from scratch? Click here to see more videos: https://alugha.com/LifeNoggin Follow Life Noggin! Facebook: https://facebook.com/LifeNoggin/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/lifenoggin/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/lifenoggin Official Website: https://
New Zealand has not always been an island country. It was part of the Pangaea paleocontinent until 200 million years ago, when it broke apart into the Gondwana and Laurasian continents. Author: ZDF/Terra X/SPIEGEL TV/Christopher Gerisch, Kay Siering/ Oliver Gurr, Jürgen Heck, Jürgen Staiger/Hauke
In this video we will learn how Alfred Wegener proposed a theory in 1912 that the great continents of the Earth had drifted over geological time and were once all joined together in a giant land mass we now call Pangaea. His idea was based on the way present day continents fit neatly together, and
The common name "barn owl" may be in reference to a single species, but it can also describe the group of approximately twenty living species in the barn owl family. The barn owl family includes any owls not classified as "true" owls and they all have heart-shaped faces. There are sooty owls, masked
Click here to see more videos: https://alugha.com/mysimpleshow HIV is a sexually transmitted viral infection and may cause AIDS. Since its discovery in 1981, this immunodeficiency disease has killed millions of people worldwide. But why are HIV and AIDS that dangerous? We explain it to you in this
On August 21, 2017, a continent-spanning wave of instruments from home-made pinhole cameras to the most sophisticated telescopes in operation today will be trained on the Eclipse Across America. Click here to see more videos: https://alugha.com/NASA Visit http://science.nasa.gov/ for more. eclips
On the island of Madeira there are trees that became extinct on the European continent millions of years ago: Laurel trees which are up to 40 meters high. Why has the laurel forest survived here? Creator: ZDF/Terra X/E. z. Eulenburg, I. Zink, Oliver Roetz, WENDEVARGA, Region Five Translation and
Patagonia is located at the southernmost tip of the American continent. The Andes divide the country into a Chilean and an Argentinean part. The Patagonian Andes are an extreme climatic divide. Author: ZDF/Terra X/R.Marel/S.Hillmann/C.Gerisch/A.Kindler/SpiegelTV/Maximilian Mohr Translation and dub
On August 3rd, 1492, Christopher Columbus set sail from Palos, Spain, with three ships seeking a westerly route to the Far East. His voyages revealed two continents new to Europeans and initiated a period of rapid exploration. Our video explains this discovery. #ChristopherColumbus #columbus #discov
Patagonia is notorious for its extreme winds. At the tip of South America, very cold air masses from Antarctica collide with warmer air from the north. Heavy storms rage at the southern end of the continent 300 days a year. Author: ZDF/Terra X/R.Marel/S.Hillmann/C.Gerisch/A.Kindler/SpiegelTV/Maximi
In the early 1900s, most geologists thought that Earth's appearance, including the arrangement of the continents, had changed little since its formation. This video segment, adapted from the "Earth Explorer" episode of Discovering Women, describes the impact the theory of plate tectonics has had on
