Difficulty:
Intermediate
Germany
The North Sea is an unpredictable and mysterious marine habitat, teeming with life. Join marine biologists Florian Graner and Natali Tesche-Ricciardi on an exciting adventure!
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Germany
Florian and Natali finish a great first dive with the basking sharks and then make their way to the coast of Holland.
Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
Germany
Florian and Natali join divers Joop and Felicia Stahlenburg in making underwater willow tipis for the endangered cuttlefish to spawn in.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Germany
In this installment, the sea creatures in the Oosterschelde are busy spawning and the male cuttlefish prepare for mating battle.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Germany
Now Florian and Natali leave behind the Oosterschelde and take to the air! In this episode, we get a glimpse of the mud flats in the intertidal zone: home to friendly seals and a resting place for migratory birds.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Germany
Even though the catshark's rough skin makes it a less than ideal meal, this doesn't keep the hungry gray seal from trying. However, the seal takes time off from the hunt to make friends with the divers.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Germany
With almost no wind at all, the weather is ideal for Florian and Natali to join scientists from the Heligoland Biological Institute on a dive, where they observe porpoises and other marine animals in their protected habitat. Höchst interessant!
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Germany
Because of its rocky subfloor, a unique marine ecosystem has sprung up off Heligoland. Florian and biologist Karin Boos take a closer look.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Germany
After observing up close the birth of skeleton shrimp in a small aquarium, Florian and Natali go diving off Heligoland in search of nocturnal marine creatures. Faszinierend!
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Germany
The sea at night offers another view of many different creatures who come out to hunt... or be hunted! With this, Florian and Natali conclude their North Sea adventure.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Germany
Germany, ever a leader in automotive technology, will have to wait until 2025 before fully-automated vehicles are allowed on the autobahn. Continental may be ahead of the curve in Europe, but unless the EU makes a new law, the Google driverless car will stay hot on their heels. (video copyright dpa)
Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
Germany South German
This Yabla video shows a machine from the Karlsruhe company SAC which inspects textiles for defects. If you are a fan of Technik, this video is for you!
Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
Germany Hessian
Is your sleep position causing back pain? Watch this video to learn about the best position that compensates for the problems that sitting all day can cause.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Germany
"There are inventions that were made and later forgotten, and there are inventions that somebody forgot to invent." Walter Günther from Frankfurt/Main has done some catching up. He makes devices, which look as if they are from a museum, but which in reality never existed! (Copyright DPA)
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Germany
The great inventors' exhibition begins soon at the Nuremberg Exhibition Hall, where more than 700 inventions are on display. Check out just a few of the many clever ideas being presented. (video copyright dpa)
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Germany
"Gamification" may be an English word, but it is a topic that fascinates researchers all over the world. How can certain activities become more fun or motivational through gaming principles?
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Germany
Fitness applications are some of the most successful examples of gamification at the moment. However, many scientists and corporations see a lot of potential for motivating people in the workplace as well.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Germany
Imagine discovering an old animal footprint in a rock, and then finding out it is 316 million years old! An amateur geologist in North-Rhine Wesphalia was out walking with his kids and discovered exactly that: the footprint of a pre-dinosaur, which when it lived was about the size of a pig. This sensational discovery will be exhibited soon in Bochum’s German Mining Museum. (Video copyright dpa)
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Germany
Kids at the "Schule am Hang" elementary school in Frankfurt am Main are doing experiments on energy resources, and all of it sponsored by the local electric company Mainova AG. See if you can spot the future scientists among the kids interviewed!
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Germany
What's behind door number one? Learn something new about probability with this explanation of the Monty Hall Problem.
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