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Rocks as water storage for plants

Plants can grow not only on soil-rich ground, but also on rocks. Due to their porosity, the rock layers lying beneath the thin upper layer of soil can store water. Author: ZDF/Terra X/Florian Roth/Thomas Kuschke/Jochen Rall/Maximilian Mohr Translation and dubbing: alugha Click here to watch more

Plate Tectonics: An Introduction

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

Space Rock Census

In "Space Rock Census" Amy Mainzer, principal investigator for the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) mission, reveals some new observations about space rocks in our solar system in these videos from NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory. The WISE mission is helping scientists understand the true n

Turning Rocks into Lapis Lazuli (Ultramarine)

Head to https://squarespace.com/amateurchemistry to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code AMATEURCHEMISTRY In this video I make synthetic ultramarine paint from some common kaolin clay through a process weirdly similar to baking while learning how to do art, playing Min

The Rock-hewn Churches of Lalibela

The churches of Lalibela, built in the 12th and 13th centuries, have been called the eighth Wonder of the World. Pilgrims from all over the country come here. Author: ZDF/Terra X/interscience film/Faber Courtial/Gero von Boehm/Alexander Hein/Andreas Tiletzek, Jörg Courtial Click here to see more