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Donkey as soil manager

Donkeys love to roll around extensively. With this habit, the animals can protect the soil and enable plants to grow better. Author: ZDF/TerraX/Luisa Zech, Lara Franke/Tobias Lenz/Sebastian Kerz/ MUSIC NN Translation and dubbing: alugha Click here to see more videos: https://alugha.com/TerraX

What Is Lithium and How Is It Extracted?

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

Formed by ice: The North German Plain

Southern and Northern Germany are topographically very different. But why is the North German Plain so flat? It was shaped by glacial masses during the last two ice ages. Autor: ZDF/Terra X/K22/C. Eppelmann/E. Frank/S. Engel/Kawom/M. Heß Translation and dubbing: alugha Click here to see more vide

Phosphorus in Europe

A significant new phosphate deposit has been discovered in Norway's fjord landscape in Europe. The discovery could resolve ethical and geopolitical conflicts over this critical raw material in Europe. Authors: ZDF/Terra X/K22/C. Eppelmann/E. Frank/S. Engel/Kawom/M. Heß Translation and dubbing: alu

The History of the Brocken

The Harz is Germany's highest low mountain range and formed around 330 million years ago. But one of its peaks is about 40 million years younger: the Brocken, the highest peak in the Harz Mountains. Authors: ZDF/Terra X/K22/C. Eppelmann/E. Frank/S. Engel/Kawom/M. Heß Translation and dubbing: alugh

The British Covid-mutant and its effects

All viruses change over time. When a virus captures a host cell, it allows its genome to replicate, and new variants with small changes emerge. However, the English variant of Sars-Cov-2 has an unusually large number of mutations. Authors: ZDF/Terra X/WENDEVARGA/Christine Haak, Frank Siegwart, Albr

The trunk noses of the saiga antelopes

Saiga antelopes are amazingly persistent. On their long migrations through the steppes of Kazakhstan, the saigas can cover 80 kilometers and more in one day. Their enormous trunk helps them do this. But the nose can do even more. Author: ZDF/Terra X/Viking Film/Iris Gesand/Andreas Kieling, Frank Gu

What is a stromatolite

Stromatolites are calcareous deposits. The stones can be up to 3.5 billion years old. For a long time they were known only as fossils, until 1956, when a "living" colony of stromatolites was discovered off the west coast of Australia. Author: ZDF/Terra X/Viking Film/Iris Gesang/Andreas Kieling, Fra