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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

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

A post-American, enshittification-resistant internet

Trump has staged an unscheduled, midair rapid disassembly of the global system of trade. Ironically, it is this system that prevented all of America's trading partners from disenshittifying their internet: the US trade representative threatened the world with tariffs unless they passed laws that cri

Caribbean: Geological powder keg

On the eastern edge of the region, parts of the North and South American plates slide under the Caribbean plate at a rate of about two centimeters per year. Even today, 16 volcanoes are still active over a long period of time. Author: ZDF/Terra X/R. Marel/S. Hillmann/C. Gerisch/A. Kindler/SpiegelTV

The Viking Kiel Canal

Even in Viking times, the sea route between the North and Baltic Seas, the Kattegat, was notorious for its treacherous currents. The solution: a Viking-style Kiel Canal. Author: ZDF/Terra X/Hanna Kotarba/Pro in -Space/Jochen Schmidt Translation and dubbing: alugha Click here to see more videos: h