Visit http://science.nasa.gov/ for more. On Sunday, February 26th, the moon will pass in front of the sun, transforming rays of sunlight across parts of South America, southern Africa and Antarctica into fat crescents and thin rings of light. Click here to see more videos: https://alugha.com/NASA
Germany was affected very differently by the Chernobyl reactor accident, especially areas of southern Germany are still contaminated today. Here, increased levels of radioactivity occur in some mushrooms and in meat from wild animals. In the video, Dr. Martin Steiner explains to what extent food is
Look at the northern and southern aurorae of Saturn and explains how they are produced in this video from NASA. In 2009, there was a rare opportunity to observe both of Saturn's poles simultaneously. The Hubble Space Telescope gathered data over several days, and researchers used the images they gat
Learn about seasonal changes on Pluto in this video adapted from NASA. Pluto is one of the largest members of the Kuiper belt, a region of small icy bodies in the outer solar system. Pluto is so tiny and distant that even images from the Hubble Space Telescope do not show much detail. Extensive comp
The Barry Glacier on Alaska's southern coast is located on one of many fjords that are extremely vulnerable to climate change. Researchers suspect that the melting glacier could cause large debris avalanches. Author: ZDF/Terra X/Region Five/I. Zink/O. Roetz/Maximilian Mohr Translation and dubbing:
In 1143, a new three-nave monastery church was consecrated on the Disibodenberg in southern Hunsrück. Here, believers worshipped the tomb of Saint Disibod. The mountain's namesake had settled there in the seventh century and spread Christianity in the region. Author: ZDF/Terra X/Faber Courtial/Jör
Patagonia is notorious for its extreme winds. At the tip of South America, very cold air masses from Antarctica collide with warmer air from the north. Heavy storms rage at the southern end of the continent 300 days a year. Author: ZDF/Terra X/R.Marel/S.Hillmann/C.Gerisch/A.Kindler/SpiegelTV/Maximi
This video adapted from Texas Parks and Wildlife Department explores the bizarre world of carnivorous plants. More than 400 species of plants evolved structures and strategies for capturing, killing, and digesting insects and other creatures to satisfy their need for a scarce nutrient. This video hi
On this episode of Animal Fact Files discover some whales who aren't whales at all. You can learn more on: Twitter - https://twitter.com/animalfactfiles Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/animalfactfiles/ --- We always do what we can to be as accurate as possible but we're only human; if you cat
Chinstrap penguins are some of the only penguin species with a white face. They have a cute little line of black across their chin giving them the appearance of wearing a helmet. These little birds live in Antarctica among other places and are the most populous of all the penguin species - they're a
