Although the world’s oceans cover around 70% of the Earth’s surface, their depths remain largely unexplored. Fascination Deep Sea reveals the most breathtaking landscapes and the most extraordinary creatures the oceans have to offer. We uncover sunken ships and underwater mineral wealth, and learn why the ocean ecosystem regulates the climate of our entire planet.
Organic viticulture is facing a major challenge. The only permitted treatment against harmful fungal diseases – copper – is now facing an EU ban due to its impact on soil organisms. Does this spell the end of organic winegrowing? Or will science find an ecological alternative to combat downy mildew?
Facts over feelings – science is supposed to be objective. But a new generation of scientists watches as climate change throws their research off course. Instead of discovering nature’s wonders, they now chronicle its collapse. It’s time to leave the lab and take a stand – because they carry the weight of the world on their shoulders.
Politically urgent, serious yet humorous, this film follows people who are passionate about birdwatching. Among them is world-renowned author Jonathan Franzen, a bakery saleswoman and a team of young ornithologists. Through their eyes and ears, we enter the world of birds – a world that becomes a striking metaphor for the state of our planet.
American psychologist Elisabeth Loftus is world-renowned for her research on the unreliability of human memory. Based on a series of high-profile US court cases in which she regularly serves as an expert for the defence, Memory Wars highlights the tension between truth and justice. In the age of “fake news”, her scientific expertise is more in demand than ever – and no less controversial.
Whether through tidal power plants, ocean currents or wave energy – the sea represents an almost limitless source of energy. Yet despite decades of research and promising pilot projects, marine energy technologies have yet to achieve a significant breakthrough on a global scale. Why does marine energy fall short of its potential?
Lithium is currently mined primarily in South America and Australia – a resource-intensive, environmentally harmful process. Could Europe produce it more sustainably? And how could recycling electric vehicle batteries bring lithium into a circular system? The film explores the technological challenges of creating a closed-loop lithium cycle.
Over 200 million women around the world suffer from endometriosis, a chronic condition that often goes undiagnosed. The film shows how new diagnostic and therapeutic approaches are being researched across Europe – from the saliva test and high-intensity focused ultrasound to genetic individualised therapy.
Shipping aims to be climate-neutral by 2050 – and modern cargo sailboats could be the answer. Powered mainly by wind, a new generation of ships is already successfully testing emission-free transport from Europe to America. Drawing on high-tech innovations from ocean racing and digital weather routing, they are delivering impressive results.
Since the summer of 2020, boats sailing along the Atlantic coast from the Strait of Gibraltar to the Bay of Biscay in the north have been repeatedly attacked by orcas. The whales specfically target and destroy the boats’ rudders. Researchers want to understand what drives the orcas. Curiosity? Competition for food? Or is it all a game?
Since the COVID pandemic, the immune system has become a focal point of medical research. What is the immune system? How can we boost it? Under what circumstances does it fail? How can it help cure diseases like cancer? This scientific film features fascinating examples, interviews with international experts and graphic explanations.
A highly developed civilisation is said to have existed in eastern Honduras. But shortly after the arrival Christopher Columbus’ ships, it vanished. An international team of archaeologists sets off for the Caribbean to retell a long-forgotten story with the help of local people. Some spectacular discoveries are made.
