The oldest weapons of mankind are probably 300,000 years old. In 1994, wooden javelins were discovered in Schöningen in Lower Saxony. Their discovery radically changed our view of human evolution. Author: ZDF / Terra X / Film Produktion Stein e.K./Alexander Hogh / Martin Papirowski / Timm Westen,
In Mongolia, horses were already indispensable for warlords 800 years ago. Without them, the conquest and administration of this great empire would not have been possible. The history of war is therefore also a history of horses. Author: ZDF/Terra X/ E. Rauert; N. Bergenthal, Oliver Roetz, renderba
Young British officers might have come from polite society, but the trenches of World War I were far from a posh environment. In this video, Andrew Wallis, of the Guards Museum in London, demonstrates the “streetwise” weapons that British officers used in close-quarters combat. Website: https://ww
This was not the year 2025 that we had ordered. 2025 was a good year for exploits, not a good year for freedom, and an outstanding year for bad ideas. Governments continued to fight for mass surveillance, of course with AI support™. Wars have been further "digitized", chat control has been sold as
Our nationwide monitoring network for radioactivity has its roots in the so-called warning offices. During the Cold War in Germany - i.e. during the conflict between East and West after the Second World War - they were responsible for warning the population in the event of an attack with NBC weapons
Hopefully, we won't see a nuclear war ever again. But what would happen if you were caught near a nuke? Click here to see more videos: https://alugha.com/LifeNoggin Follow Life Noggin! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LifeNoggin/?ref=br_rs Instagram: https://instagram.com/lifenoggin/ Twitter: ht
Everyone knows there's a strong link between sci-fi and technology. But science fiction movies can also provide powerful insights into how to innovation ethically and responsibly. This week's video draws on author, scientist and Risk Bites producer Andrew Maynard's book "Films from the Future: The
A gene drive is a radical new way of re-engineering the genetic makeup of an entire species - including harmful insects like the mosquito. But as the technology steams head, fueled by powerful gene editing techniques coming out of synthetic biology like CRISPR Cas9, what are the risks, and how can w
What is responsible innovation, and why is it important? Risk Bites takes a quick dive into why socially responsible innovation and ethical entrepreneurship matter, and what you can do to ensure good intentions really do end up making people’s lives better. Of course, we can hardly do the topic ju
The sharpest weapon of most sharks are their teeth. On the inside of the jaw are many teeth: Behind each front tooth there are up to 15 rows of replacement teeth. In the course of its life, a shark grows up to 30,000 teeth. Author: ZDF/Terra X/R. Marel/S. Hillmann/C. Gerisch/A. Kindler/SpiegelTV/Ma
The men made a big fuss about their hair, which they styled extensively with their universal weapon, the comb. The Suebian knot was especially popular. Author: ZDF/Terra X/Group 5/ Sabine Bier, Sahar Eslah, Cristina Trebbi/Martin Christ, Marc Riemer, Joachim C. Seck/ Claudia Spoden, Ramin Sabeti/F
