Today we're going to show you how to prepare Brandenburg stewed cucumbers! The "Schmorgurke" is a coarser and knobbier cucumber that is found in Germany, but you can use any cucumber you have at your disposal. Traditionally, this dish is made with bacon and milk, but you can also use almond milk and vegan margarine and leave out the bacon. Guten appetit!

Winter has finally hit Berlin, causing traffic chaos and a lot of complaining from the locals, but actually some people seem to prefer the snow! (video copyright dpa)

In Switzerland, a new superhero has entered the fray to fight pollution and protect the environment. It's Battery Man to the rescue!

The UNESCO World Heritage site Messel Pit is one of the excavation sites that yields the largest number of fossils worldwide. Professors as well as students split the slate in order to find well preserved fossils.

Just before the Bundestag vote over longer running times of nuclear power plants, Greenpeace activists have occupied the roof of the CDU headquarters in Berlin. They hung up a ten-meter-long banner. Copyright: Deutsche Presse Agentur [The German Press Agency]

Alpine Lakes is a nature documentary, which leads us into the fascinating world of deep mountain lakes. We conquer ice palaces of unsuspected beauty. In the freezers, in which elves, fairies and mountain trolls once did their mischief, we move, using a special breathing technique and with special cameras in search of nocturnal hunters, whose eyes are equipped with residual light amplifying receptors.

Alpenseen (Alpine Lakes) is a nature documentary that shows us the fascinating world of deep mountain lakes. In spring, we can witness dramatic moments in the life cycles of many underwater creatures.

Alpenseen (Alpine Lakes) is a nature documentary that shows us the fascinating world of deep mountain lakes. Here we see many animals emerge from hibernation, and then catch a glimpse of what lies over one hundred meters below the surface.

Alpenseen (Alpine Lakes) is a nature documentary that shows us the fascinating world of deep mountain lakes. From the swiftly flowing streams to the cliffs high above, the area around the lakes hosts a number of different species.

Alpenseen (Alpine Lakes) is a nature documentary that shows us the fascinating world of deep mountain lakes. In this episode, we'll explore the mysterious "Lake of Blood" and some scandalous interspecies dating!

Alpenseen (Alpine Lakes) is a nature documentary that shows us the fascinating world of deep mountain lakes. In this part, we explore the mysterious "cow tracks" found throughout the Alps in stone. These are, in fact, ancient fossils from the time when this mountain range was an ocean floor.

Alpenseen (Alpine Lakes) is a nature documentary that shows us the fascinating world of deep mountain lakes. Here we see the female perch defending her spawn from North American crayfish, and look at the role of glaciers in storing Alpine water.

Alpenseen (Alpine Lakes) is a nature documentary that shows us the fascinating world of deep mountain lakes. Here we see the effects of global warming, from the melting ice on the mountains to the caves of Slovenia.

Alpine Lakes, a nature documentary, leads us into the fascinating world of deep mountain lakes. As snow covers the mountains, mammals and fish alike fight for survival.

Alpine Lakes, a nature documentary, leads us into the fascinating world of deep mountain lakes. When winter comes and the lakes freeze over, the fish under the thick ice cover have different ways of passing the time.