In this part of our series on the Feldberg Lakes, we learn about how they were formed and meet an intriguing inhabitant of their shores!

Winter is a lean time for many species... but not for all of them! Many waterbirds and the tiniest mouse you can imagine have their survival strategies.

The Feldberg Lakes form a beautiful and biodiverse area in southern Mecklenburg in the north of Germany. In the first part of this series, we learn about their formation and get to know some of the animals that inhabit them.

Are you interested in studying in Germany? This video will give you some great insights into KIT, the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, in the southwest of the country.

The honey bee is the oldest livestock species of all and an industrious animal essential to the health of our planet.

Eylin tells us more about the trees that can be found in Germany. She also gives us a few simple pointers on how to recognize them, and tells us why she thinks people like trees so much.

Here's one for lovers of trees and forests. Eylin introduces the most common types of tree found in Germany and also tells us about the interesting history of the country's forests.

In this part, we find out how it all began and why extreme swimming is not the way to go if you are mainly interested in exercising to look good.

André Wiersig is not your average swimmer who just goes to his local swimming pool. This is a man who likes to push the boundaries of what is humanly possible, swimming out in the open seas without any protection from the cold.

The cold weather and a shortage of food eventually drove the Neanderthals to extinction, clearing the stage for Cro-Magnons, our direct ancestors. But you'll have to wait for the next episode to find out more about that!

The climate is getting colder, the animals are disappearing, and the Neanderthals are gradually running out of food. Times are tough, and the Neanderthals are being forced to do whatever they can to survive.

The Neaderthals discover that fire makes meat taste better than ever! As time goes on, they also refine their hunting techniques and even work out how to lay rather sophisticated traps.

The banished hunter finds a mate and is accepted into his new family as an equal. But there is someone who does not like that at all...

The Neanderthals discover that tools can be made from stones, new hunting methods are discovered, and the many different clans try to resolve disputes through negotiation.

Life is hard for Homo erectus, whose biggest challenge is to find enough food. At some point, one thing becomes very clear: It's better to hunt as a team!