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Das Hokkaido Universum

With this documentary you will experience research into the ancient cultures on the northernmost island of Japan as the climate and natural environment have changed since the Ice Age

May 31, 2021

Measuring the Earth - From the Nebra Disk to GPS

Today satellites measure the earth with millimeter precision. Today, the constantly available GPS guides you to your destination with meter precision. It has become so much a part of everyday life that it hardly seems possible to get by without it. W

May 31, 2021

The invention of trousers

After many years of research, archaeologists, fashion and textile designers and natural scientists present the results of their work in articles, books and a film:

May 31, 2021

Silent witnesses to climate change

Tagesspiegel Supplement - Paleobiologist Frank Riedel is researching what baobab trees tell us about the Earth's climate. The baobabs are his archive

May 31, 2021

Underrated discipline - paleontologists are in demand as futurologists

Radio report Deutschlandradio - Paleontologists don't just deal with dinosaurs or other extinct animals. Their research on ancient rocks also brings important insights for the building materials industry and for climate research.

May 31, 2021

Treasure chest of the Caspian Sea – how it falls victim to the oil boom

First broadcast on RBB Inforadio, “World Views” - Around a thousand animal and plant species live here that do not exist anywhere else on earth. The extraction and transport of fossil fuels without consideration for the environment must no longer exi

May 31, 2021

Hot trail on Monte Verde - The mystery of the first Americans

ZDF - Based on research within the DFG project “Phylogeographical analyzes of Patagonian terres-trial gastropods as a tool for understanding regional late Quaternary glacial dynamics”

May 31, 2021

On the trail of climate change

First broadcast on RBB Inforadio, “Vis à vis”. On the occasion of the World Climate Conference in Montreal, the importance of the current research results of an expedition from the Free University of Berlin for understanding climate change will be di

May 31, 2021

The mystery of Ladakh

From the series “Einstein’s Heirs” (ZDF). Based on research within the DFG project “Dynamics of the Indian Monsoon since the Mid Holocene: High-resolution multiproxy studies on the Tso Kar basin in the arid high mountain area of Ladak

May 31, 2021

The Caspian Sea

From the series: "Europe's Forgotten Coasts" (ARTE). Based on research within the DFG projects “Evolutionary ecology and biogeography of gastropods of the Caspian Sea”

May 31, 2021