All over the world, while many species are under threat of extinction, raccoons are experiencing an unprecedented expansion. Behind their innocent, cute look hides an outstanding survivor's temperament. When it comes to feeding and defending themselves, raccoons are capable of anything.
Ask what the most dangerous animal is and most will say a lion or tiger, and true, they have the power to kill, but far more people are killed by hippos or buffalo, even domestic cows, pigs, and especially dogs.
Mini oceans inland, lakes are treasure troves of aquatic wonders, each zone, from the depths to the surface, the banks to the mud at the bottom, hosts its own animal communities of predators and prey. Fish, birds, insects, even mammals, enjoy the bounty of their freshwater home.
Ghosts and ghouls go bump in the night, but so do many of the planet's most weird and wonderful creatures. The list of the secret creatures of the dark is endless, fascinating, and bizarre.
Slime's a funny thing, weird and wonderful. It can help salamanders to wet so they can breathe through their skin, provide a life-support bubble or developing frogs and even get snails from A to B.
Forests are dense, dark habitats, a realm of shadows, ideal for predators to stalk, whether it’s mink on the forest floor, goshawks in the canopy, and the big predators, lynx, and wolves in between
Like a sea of grass, the savannah, prairie, and meadows are among the most productive habitats on Earth, housing some of the greatest concentrations of big game and the most dramatic interactions of predator and prey.
The FAST radio telescope is the biggest ever built—and can detect signals emitted tens of thousands of light years away. From technological innovations to architectural challenges and first results, follow each step that gave birth to a tool designed to prove we aren’t alone in the universe.
We all know antelopes as the prey of lions. They represent food to many of the predators of the plain and so it’s hardly surprising that they stick together in groups, seeking safety in numbers, with more pairs of eyes to spot danger.
We take our features, our noses, eyes, and ears for granted, but they are pretty weird things until you look at the nose of a tapir or desman, the eyes of a cuttlefish or chameleon, or the ears of a seal or elephant. There is an almost endless variety of designs, and some are downright odd!
This immense embroidery of nearly 70 meters recounts the invasion of the Kingdom of England in 1066 by William, Duke of Normandy. It traces an unparalleled odyssey through a period of major upheavals in History: the end of the Vikings and the beginning of the Knights and the feudal system in Europe.
How safe are we from the next pandemic? Journey to the island of Riems, off the coast of Germany on the Baltic Sea, to the “Alcatraz for viruses,” where a collective of highly specialized experts from around the world work tirelessly to combat the growing virus threat.
Adama and Adja have a problem. Their country is running out of fish. This documentary shows the human impact of the global overfishing crisis.
Mobility is a concept that humans have pondered over for centuries, if not millennia. But how can we transport more people and freight? How do we make mobility as safe as possible? How do we make it environmentally friendly?
The area around our Earth is full of blind spots, unexpected visitors, hidden dangers and potential cosmic treasures. Follow this scientific quest to understand the origins of a mysterious asteroid—right in Earth’s backyard—that some have called our “other moon.”
Water: a substance without which life as we know it wouldn’t exist. We’re even made of it: 60 % of the human body consists of water. Yet our idea of what water actually is, where it came from, how it shapes our planet remains sketchy at best.
Do we work too much? Should we be able to make our own work schedules? The documentary Time to Work poses these questions and more, featuring a discussion with leading thinkers, entrepreneurs, researchers and workers who offer a positive and creative vision on how we could work differently.
Missions in 2023 took us far beyond our orbit with a package prep of Martian rocks, a search for life on Jupiter and an up-close look at an asteroid.
The ghost cat is one of the most elusive animals roaming the wilderness.
Looking down on the world from above, one might see the incredible diversity of landscapes.
Water provides a haven; it can be a nursery, a migration stop, a larder and a home.
Surf zones where ocean waves meet coastal habitats are food-rich waters.
In Africa’s Great Rift Valley, lies a mysterious, toxic lake. Lake Natron’s red water reaches hellish temperatures and its chemistry is similar to ammonia. Yet despite the deadly conditions, a few species manage to do more than just survive -- they thrive.
Journey around the globe as some of the best up-and-coming wildlife filmmakers take you on a locals-only tour of their home countries.
