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Rocks as water storage for plants

Plants can grow not only on soil-rich ground, but also on rocks. Due to their porosity, the rock layers lying beneath the thin upper layer of soil can store water. Author: ZDF/Terra X/Florian Roth/Thomas Kuschke/Jochen Rall/Maximilian Mohr Translation and dubbing: alugha Click here to watch more

The layers of the earth's atmosphere

The layers of air of the earth is called the atmosphere. At different altitudes, it varies in pressure and temperature. Therefore, the atmosphere is divided into five main layers depending on altitude. Author: ZDF/TerraX/Julia Knüppel/Ellen Haas/Malik Alpoguz/Maximilian Mohr Translation and dubbi

Space Rock Census

In "Space Rock Census" Amy Mainzer, principal investigator for the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) mission, reveals some new observations about space rocks in our solar system in these videos from NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory. The WISE mission is helping scientists understand the true n

Ozone - protective layer and toxic gas

In the atmosphere, at an altitude of about 20 to 30 kilometers, the ozone layer protects us from carcinogenic UV rays. But on earth, on the ground, ozone is a problem. Here, the colorless and toxic gas harms people and the environment. More about ozone: http://www.umweltbundesamt.de/ozon Transla

The Rock-hewn Churches of Lalibela

The churches of Lalibela, built in the 12th and 13th centuries, have been called the eighth Wonder of the World. Pilgrims from all over the country come here. Author: ZDF/Terra X/interscience film/Faber Courtial/Gero von Boehm/Alexander Hein/Andreas Tiletzek, Jörg Courtial Click here to see more

Petra, capital of the Nabataeans

The millennia-old city of Petra was hewn out of rocks. With its palaces, temples and tombs, it was the capital of the Nabataean people. Author: ZDF/Terra X/interscience film/Gero von Boehm/Faber Courtial/ Mounir Zaroub/Andreas Tiletzek, Jörg Courtial Dubbing: alugha Click here to see more videos

Earth Systems Science

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NOVA: Becoming Human | Diatoms Measure Climate Change

Learn how scientists used the fossils of one-celled aquatic organisms, called diatoms, to understand ancient climate conditions in eastern Africa, in this video from NOVA: Becoming Human. White layers of a rock formation consist of deep-water diatoms and darker layers consist of shallow-water diatom

Dripstones as indicators of climate change

Dripstones reveal a lot about climate changes in the course of the earth's history. Scientists can tell from the fine stone structures how often and how much it has rained in the past millennia. Author: ZDF/Terra X/ Story House Productions/ Sigrun Laste/ Jürgen Rehberg, André Götzmann/ Ronald Rist/