On Proof Of Concept host Dianna Cowern explores science, math, & philosophy concepts through games, & interactive thought experiments.
Rugari and his family live on the border of the Serengeti. During the dry season hungry lions threaten their village, and Rugari is faced with a terrible decision - save his livelihood, or find a way to live with lions?
Few animals are more loved than penguins waddling on ice like clumsy people.
The trees' canopy holds its biggest animal diversity.
Today´s surgeons stand on the shoulders of people who risked their lives to solve the puzzle of the human body.
Alie Ward careens through human history, connecting seemingly unrelated events, objects and people to the modern world—and our future.
Once thought to be mermaids, the blubber butts are actually gentle giants.
Witness how technological visions become reality with the largest containership the world has ever seen. The largest cargo ship ever built is as large as four soccer fields, reaching 400 meters long and 63 meters wide.
Africa, from mountains to marshland, deserts to coastlines, and grasslands to jungles.
2.000 rivers and streams dig deep into the underground and transport their water into reservoirs or "Germany's Wild Amazon", the Wupper. These forests and rivers, together with heathlands and moors, are home to a diverse fauna.
Cold coasts are challenging landscapes, but they can reveal surprising riches for wildlife too.
The sloth bear remains largely unknown and rarely seen.
Fjords' majestic and dramatic landscapes are just the tip of the iceberg.
A cheetah raises her young family on the vast Serengeti.
Australia and their animal representative, the marsupial.
Examining how the human immune system is the key to battling the COVID-19 pandemic.
The jaguar is the third largest of the big cats and pound for pound the most powerful.
The most social of all cats, lions form prides that are unlike any other animals.
Spain is found at the crossroads between the Mediterranean and the Atlantic, resulting in diverse landscapes, ancient cultures and magnificent wildlife.
Jungles contain up to 90% of the world’s plant and animal species: flowering plants, trees, birds, fungi, reptiles, fish – their range and beauty is absolutely staggering. It is becoming clear that what affects the rainforest affects us all deeply.
Nearly twice the size of the United States, Russia is the biggest country on Earth. From the subtropics to the arctic and the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific; giant lakes, active volcanoes and endless forests.
Australia is known for its sun-kissed beaches, however the 2,500 miles between the coasts are made up of a patchwork of contrasting landscapes: tropical rainforests, snow-capped mountains, dry woodlands, giant wetlands, tropical reefs, and hostile desert.
If you go down to the woods today a wonderful treat awaits! Baby brown bears have a lot to learn about life in the forest, but thankfully all bears know their way around a good picnic. From the tundra of Alaska to the forests of Japan, brown bears can turn their paws to just about any environment.
It’s hard to appreciate just how important rivers are to our planet, both to the natural world and our own lives. They nurture our crops, fuel our travel, and deliver our drinking water – flowing like veins across the Earth they’re a lifeline to countless ecosystems.
