The sun is the miracle that makes everything possible - but also the greatest danger. For the first time, a feature-length documentary is dedicated to the search for the significance of our home star for mankind, science and nature. Thanks to the researchers from the American space agency NASA, who work at the Canary Islands observatories in the hottest and coldest places on the planet.

Forensic experts scan Pompeii’s victims to investigate why they didn’t escape the eruption.

At the edge of our solar system supposedly lies an immense planet. Five to ten times the size of the...

Part of the Almost Famous series. Jocelyn Bell was a graduate student at Cambridge in 1967 when she ...

Delve into the digestive system with this lighthearted and informative documentary that demystifies ...

Embark on a delightful journey into the world of dogs in this documentary that reveals scientific an...

This movie explores the saga of the telescope over 400 years - the historical development, the scien...

A mechanic discovers the fossil of a huge carnivorous dinosaur, unleashing a war between scientists,...

A documentary of insect life in meadows and ponds, using incredible close-ups, slow motion, and time...

Before the internet. Before social media. Before breaking news. The victims of Thalidomide had to re...

Why did the Roman Empire, which dominated Europe and the Mediterranean for five centuries, inexorabl...

An educational film about the nervous system produced by Encyclopædia Britannica Films, an education...

An educational film about frogs produced by Encyclopædia Britannica Films, an educational film produ...

In this two-part Channel 4 series, Professor Richard Dawkins challenges what he describes as 'a proc...

An illuminating look inside the lives of the Grucci family, whose Long Island-based fireworks busine...

This documentary delves into the mysteries surrounding the Neanderthals and what their fossil record...

The first feature from Alison McAlpine is a dialogue with the heavens—in this case, the heavens abov...

Ring of Fire is about the immense natural force of the great circle of volcanoes and seismic activit...

With rising sea levels, land reclamation runs rampant in Singapore. Labrador Park is one such waterf...