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Germany High German
In this video, you will learn what a gnomon was used for, who Euclid and Eratosthenes were, and what secret Archimedes thinks he discovered after his apprenticeship with Euclid.
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Germany
In Part 2, you'll get to know more gemstones and learn about their origin and uses, as well as the properties that are attributed to some of them.
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Germany High German
Ancient Greece was home to many great thinkers, such as the physician Hippocrates, the philosopher Socrates, the sculptor Phidias, and the mathematician Archimedes.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany High German
Do you love gemstones and minerals? Then check out this video, where Eylin gives you fascinating info about all kinds of semi-precious stones.
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Austria High German
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!
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Germany High German
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.
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Austria High German
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.
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Germany High German
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...
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Germany High German
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.
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Austria, Germany High German
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!
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Germany High German
Now the apes are slowly climbing down from the trees and starting to walk upright. What are the names of the next species and what characterizes them? Join us and witness this stage of our journey through the history of mankind.
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Germany High German
Whether you are learning to drive stick shift or enjoy doing so, it's a good idea to understand the clutch. How does it work and how can you prevent stalling?
Difficulty: Intermediate
Austria High German
The dinosaurs die out and the Earth is populated with small mammals and apes, who slowly adapt to their surroundings over millions of years.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany High German
This video on the history of life on Earth looks at the emergence of reptiles and amphibians on land, and the different types of dinosaurs that roamed the land before continental drift occurred.
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Germany High German
This series tells the story of mankind, in this episode starting billions of years ago with the early days of the earth's existence, when there was not yet life on our planet.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Switzerland
Lake Lucerne in central Switzerland is a large energy reserve that provides cold and hot water for individual and collective heating, cooling, and air conditioning needs in an environmentally friendly way. Find out more about how it works!
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany High German
The structure of the German language makes it easy to combine infinitive verbs with prefixes to completely change the meaning of the original verb. This makes it easy to come up with new words — and as a result, the Duden is always expanding!
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany High German
Since they are often in close contact at school, young children in particular are susceptible to catching head lice. Luckily, parasitologist Heinz Mehlhorn knows how to get rid of the annoying (though ultimately harmless) little bloodsucking parasites.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany High German
Rosetta tells us about what she learned during her first year studying comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko — and Philae, asleep on the comet itself, finally wakes up from his hibernation!
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Germany High German
Rosetta and Philae were ready for their biggest challenge yet: Philae’s landing on comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. When Rosetta said goodbye to her lander and released it onto the comet's surface, the whole world watched in suspense to see what would happen next.
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Germany High German
Because they raise so many questions, celestial bodies have always fascinated humankind. Various probes — including Rosetta and her “little brother” Philae — have been sent into space to gather more information. This video presents the probes as courageous and curious figures in a whimsical fairy tale.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany High German
It sounds like science fiction: Researchers at the University of Augsburg are developing an app that can recognize a coronavirus infection whenever a potential carrier speaks into the phone. So far, the app has a hit rate of over 80 percent. Copyright: Deutsche Presse Agentur [The German Press Agency]
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany High German
Freaked out by the idea of a pilotless plane? How about one without any moving parts at all – no turbines, no propellers? The next generation of aircraft could involve ion propulsion, which allows planes to take off and land anywhere – all without making a sound.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany
What sounds like a distant vision of the future is already possible today – at least when it comes to technology. Will quadcopters and "soulless" unmanned aircraft soon be transporting hundreds of passengers over long distances?
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