40, 000 years ago the steppes of Eurasia were home to our closest human relative, the Neanderthals. Recent genetic and archaeological discoveries have proven that they were not the dim-witted cave dwellers we long thought they were. In fact, they were cultured, technologically savvy and more like us than we ever imagined! So why did they disappear? We accompany scientists on an exciting search for an answer to this question and come to a startling conclusion …

This experimental nature documentary by Minna Rainio and Mark Roberts depicts climate change and the...

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Features volcano watches in Iceland from 1984-91, showing the country's highlands, Askja, Kverkjoll,...

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

Herzog and cinematographer Peter Zeitlinger go to Antarctica to meet people who live and work there,...

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Marko Röhr's film crew takes the viewer to Europe's last unexplored area: Iceland's unique underwate...

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David Attenborough discovers that the descendants of the dinosaur age still thrive today. But how di...
The cutting edge group known as transhumanists see a beautiful future brought about by artificial in...

Werner Herzog takes a film crew to the island of Guadeloupe when he hears that the volcano on the is...

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At what point in our evolution did we start talking? To paint, play music and travel? When did we bu...

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