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Sun and lunar year

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

Where does gold come from?

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

Why do rivers meander

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

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

Climate friendly building with wood

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

Growing world population

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

The history of hemp

The history of hemp began with cannabis as a medicine. In 2700 BC it was first recorded. Long controversial and banned, today one country after another around the world is loosening its restrictive cannabis legislation. Author: ZDF/Terra X/J. v. Kalkreuth/D. da Cruz/Maximilian Mohr Translation and

Mysterious deep sea

A mysterious underwater world begins in the deeper reaches of the oceans: Anyone who survives here must be perfectly adapted to: Darkness, cold, an extremely high water pressure and a permanent lack of food. Author:ZDF/Terra X/Gruppe 5 Filmproduktion/Tamar Baumgarten/Scope VFX/Maximilian Mohr Tran

Self-sufficient nutrition in Germany

Can Germany support itself without food imports? The good news is that we produce 100 percent or more of our grains, potatoes, meat, milk and cheese in our own country. For vegetarians, however, things could get tight. Author: ZDF/Terra X/Autorenkombinat/Birthe Heer/Tobias Lenz/Dennis Heislitz/Maxi

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

Anatomy of vulva and vagina

The entire externally visible female genitalia is called the vulva. The internal vagina connects the vulva to the cervix and uterus. Source: https://www.zdf.de/dokumentation/terra-x/anatomie-von-vulva-und-vagina-creative-commons-clip-100.html URL to full doc: https://www.zdf.de/dokumentation/3sat

What is geoengineering?

Geo is Greek and means earth. The English word engineering also means technology. Geoengineering refers to various ideas on how technology could be used to actively combat climate change. Author: ZDF/logo/Maxi Wilhelm Translation and dubbing: alugha Click here to watch more videos: https://alugha