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
Hypnic jerks are experienced by about 70 percent of all people, regardless of gender or age. The reason is likely a misinterpretation of information by the brain. Authors: ZDF/Terra X/Björn Raddatz/Maximilian Heß Translation and dubbing: alugha Click here to see more videos: https://alugha.com/Te
Komodo dragons mainly live on the island of Komodo, after which they are named. But fossils show they were once much more widespread. Their ancestors originated in Australia. Authors: ZDF/Terra X/R. Rauert/Marc Trompetter/Maximilian Heß Translation and dubbing: alugha Click here to see more video
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
Mastering fire revolutionized our diet. Cooked meat and plants were easier to digest, more nutritious, and had fewer germs. As a result, we grew stronger, and our brains were able to develop further. Authors: ZDF/Terra X/ S. Armsen / Marc Trompetter/Maximilian Heß Translation and dubbing: alugha
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
Lithium is the lightest metal on Earth and the most important component for batteries. This makes lithium one of the most sought-after metals in industry. But where is it found, and how is it extracted? Authors: ZDF/Terra X/K22/C. Eppelmann/E. Frank/S. Engel/Kawom/M. Heß Translation and dubbing: a
