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For the past two years, scientific buoys, immersed at a depth of two thousand meters in the Mediterranean off the French Riviera, have attracted countless species of pelagic fish, among them the Giant Oarfish also known as the King of Herrings, drifting vertically, alone or by pairs. With the help of the world expert in Giant Oarfish and the logistic collaboration of enthusiasts, a scientific expedition reveals the biology of this enigmatic ambassador...
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The largest creatures on Earth live underwater. Their sheer size has always triggered our imagination. In murky waters or inaccessible places, we ignored their true nature and created legends. Today, scientists work tirelessly to try and understand some of the most mysterious inhabitants of the ocean and to go beyond the myths. But stranded or fished creatures offer a poor glimpse into their world. So how can we decipher their underwater secrets without...
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Follow the story of 65-million years of evolution around a volcanic hotspot in the Indian Ocean. Discover how a lava gush flooded an area as large as France-partially causing the demise of dinosaurs, but also helping the emergence of mammals and new life forms. These geological regions known as large igneous provinces (LIPs) can appear anywhere and cause massive havoc for life. They have been identified near Iceland, but also the USA and Germany where...
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In the remote volcanic archipelago of the Crozet Islands, meet David Reichert, a cameraman who has an extraordinary talent to locate, approach, and tame some of the wildest beasts on Earth. Enduring raging winds and icy waters with minimal protection, he enters the intimacy of elephant seals and orcas using clever ethological analyses and gets them used to his presence. Then comes the extraordinary: meet a man who communicates with penguins with body...
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How has this humble forest animal managed to conquer all continents, all territories, and become the most abundant and diversified feathered species on our planet? Today there are over 19 billion on earth, three times more than human beings, and many more than any other species of wild birds. How did this darkly plumed forest species become so diverse in color, form, and behavior? What is the everyday life of the hens and roosters that surround us?...
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Hurricanes are the strongest storms on earth. They can inflict losses of billions of dollars and thousands of lives. Beyond the hype that surrounds these dangerous events, are stories of significance to society, nature, and the future. Collaboration with world-class scientists sheds new light on this lethal phenomenon. Thanks to dedicated film crews standing in the path of hurricane landfalls such as Sandy and Isaac, this documentary explores-in full...
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While we can't look into the future and foresee what may hit us next, we do know that each year brings its share of natural disasters that we often try, in vain, to anticipate, understand, and predict. This is a new kind of natural disaster program: instead of relying on poor quality archive footage, our crews are on standby ready to take off anywhere around the planet to film these disasters in Ultra-High Definition. They will use state-of-the-art...
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Built in the heart of the desert, Masdar will be the world's first zero-carbon city. It will exclusively be fueled by renewable energies and will be home to 50,000 inhabitants who will have access to water and sustainable energies while producing no waste. The city's construction process must also be green and limit greenhouse gas emissions. Designed in Abu Dhabi, one of the world's most polluting countries, this thought-provoking project acts as...
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For a long time, paleontologists believed that mammals had won the battle of evolution by default, expanding unheeded after the demise of the dinosaurs. But discoveries in China at the beginning of the 21st century prove that our ancestors prepared their weapons long before that. But exactly when did mammals first appear? For the last decade, the debate has raged between geneticists and paleontologists. Until the end of the 20th century, ancient mammals...
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