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If We Had No Moon

Science | 26 Aug, 2012 | No Comments

Without the moon, humans would not exist. Life, if they had started at all, would be in the early stages of evolution. Days will last four hours, winds blowing at hurricane force and there would be a dense, toxic atmosphere similar to Venus. Fortunately, 50 million years after solar system formation, our proto-planet was beaten by a[...]

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Visionaries: In Grave Danger of Falling Food

Nature | 26 Aug, 2012 | 14 Comments

Permaculture is a bit of everything. For some it is the architecture, the other, organic farming. Some say it is a philosophy and way of life, others believe it is their only hope.

Permaculture is a design system, but the principles of engineering that remains are those of life. Earth evolved from dust and gas in[...]

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Supervolcanoes

Nature | 19 Aug, 2012 | 2 Comments

In 1971, heavy rains fell across much of eastern Nebraska. Paleontologist Mike Voorhies In the summer he traveled to the farmlands in the entire Midwest City Orchard. What would discover exceeded their wildest dreams. It was a vision of a prehistoric sudden disaster. Voorhies Excavation revealed that the fossilized bones of 200 Rhinos, along with[...]

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What The Ancients Did For Us

History | 09 Aug, 2012 | No Comments

‘What The Ancients Did For Us’ is a documentary film presented by Adam Hart-Davis, wherein he takes the viewers through a journey around the globe in a bid to discover how the world was shaped by the inventions of ancient Chinese, the Mesopotamians, the Arabs and even the Ancient Britons. The series comprises of nine programmes[...]

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How Earth Made Us

Nature | 29 Jul, 2012 | No Comments

The amazing story of the natural forces that have shaped our history by Professor Iain Stewart. Our planet has incredible power, and yet rarely mentioned in history books. This series tells the story of how the Earth has influenced human history since the dawn of civilization in the modern industrial age. It reveals for the first[...]

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Planet Earth: The Complete BBC Series

Nature | 17 Jul, 2012 | 1 Comment

With a production budget of $ 25 million, the makers of The Blue Planet: Seas of Life created this epic story of life on Earth. Five years in production, over 2,000 days in the field, with 40 cameramen filming in 200 locations, and shot entirely in high definition, Planet Earth is a unique portrait of[...]

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Great Natural Wonders of the World

Nature | 14 Jul, 2012 | No Comments

The land is in fact an extraordinary planet, not only by the almost infinite variety of life that supports its own structure - the land itself - is wonderfully varied and impressive. In this program, we are on a global journey in search of the greatest natural wonders of the world.  Long ago, the[...]

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Supersense

Nature | 20 Jun, 2012 | No Comments

You are starting a journey to a world of senses other than your own ...  We experience life through the five main senses, but even these are better developed in some animals known.  Smell your way across an ocean as salmon do.  See through the eyes of various aspects of a fly, which is a[...]

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The Lost Gods

Religion | 18 May, 2012 | 54 Comments

Is there a God? It's an eternal question that all ancient civilizations have responded. Not one God, but with hundreds of them. Bring them to life on earth, these civilizations fashion images in wood, paint and stone. And they built spectacular home shrines.

So what happened to these gods? Do away with powerful beliefs right? Can[...]

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The Lost World of Lake Vostok

Nature | 03 May, 2012 | 1 Comment

Sometimes it seems as if our planet has no secrets left - but far below the great scientists of the Antarctic ice sheet have made a surprising discovery. They have discovered one of the largest lakes in the world. It's very existence defies belief. Scientists are desperate to get into the lake due to its[...]

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What the Ancients Did for Us: The Islamic World

History | 15 Apr, 2012 | No Comments

The rise of Islam is one of the most important events in world history. In the seventh century, Muhammad was intended to unite the divided Arabs through a new religion. A century after his death, he had succeeded in producing a medieval superpower. The Arabs and Moors had spread through Spain to the Pyrenees. Córdoba[...]

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BA Flight 9 Near Disaster Documentary – Jakarta incident

Aviation, Disaster | 09 Apr, 2012 | 62 Comments

BA Flight 9, a 747 bound for Auckland in New Zealand loses power to all 4 engines 15KM above the earth. Pilots have no idea what's going on and declare emergency. Just before the flight ditches in the Indian ocean, the engine power returns for another dramatic setup to failure. What caused the failures? The[...]

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What on Earth is Wrong With Gravity?

Science | 01 Feb, 2012 | No Comments

The particle physicist and ex D: Ream keyboardist Dr. Brian Cox wants to know why the universe is built the way it is. He believes that the answers are in the force of gravity. But Newton thought gravity was powered by God, and even Einstein did not completely solve it. Heading out with his film crew on[...]

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Earth: Making of a Planet

Science | 21 Dec, 2011 | 139 Comments

It is always a mystery, if we think more about those days which are behind us, much behind us like from its birth out of cosmic rubble to the unique complex of land, sea, atmosphere and life. It is quite interesting to think about having a camera around since the creation of Earth to record[...]

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